Salter-Harris type II fracture of the distal femur in a newborn: Acute anatomic imaging alterations after labor dystocia.

Nicolaos Laliotis,Danae Chourmouzi,Lamprini Giannakopoulou,Grigorios Gkasdaris,Panagiotis Konstantinidis,Ritsa Karoutsou,Stylianos Kapetanakis

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2149

Abstract

Key Clinical MessageA rare clinical presence of Salter‐Harris type II fracture of the distal femur in a newborn. The crucial role of imaging in depicting urgent anatomical alterations.

Highlights

The X‐rays set the suspicion of a fracture (Figure 1)
The MRI scan confirmed the presence of a Salter‐Harris type 2 fracture in the distal third of the right femur (Figure 2)
The newborn was treated with a cast and immobilization

Summary

Introduction

A baby boy was delivered with breech birth after difficult labor. Before birth, the imaging examinations of pregnancy were normal. KEYWORDS anatomy, femur, fracture, newborn, Salter‐Harris, type II A baby boy was delivered with breech birth after difficult labor.

Results

Conclusion