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2023, Number 1-3

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Rev Mex Ortop Ped 2023; 25 (1-3)

Distal radius and ulna fracture in a premature neonate with osteopenia

Laura , Martínez-García Á, Garríguez-Pérez D

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 36-38
PDF size: 130.36 Kb.


ABSTRACT

A preterm 29 +2-week-old baby with low birth weight and a complicated inmediate neonatal period. At six postnatal weeks, deformity and swollen arm was observed with no trauma associated. Radiographs of her forearm showed a distal radius and ulna fracture. Conservative management was decided by observation and careful handling of the patient. The patient was subsequently found to have osteopenia of prematurity. High clinical suspicion is required in with osteopenia of prematurity. This case highlights the importance of treating osteopenia of prematurity properly and careful handling of these patients. Even so, the prognosis for these fractures is excellent.


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EVIDENCE LEVEL

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