Femoral fracture during breech vaginal delivery: A case report

C Curtelin1, E Delille1, C Bailly1

  • 1University Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France; Department of Gynecology-Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France.

Femoral fracture is a rare but significant foetal injury, more frequent and likely to happen when the foetus is malpositioned or in a breech presentation. Cesarian section does not appear to be protective and all recent publications report cases occurring during cesarian section. We report a case that occurred in a vaginal delivery of a single footling breech presentation. This complication allows us to remind that femur fracture is a complication of breech delivery whatever the modality. The prognosis is good with early diagnosis.