Essential Neonatal Medicine

Sixth Edition

Sunil Sinha, Lawrence Miall and Luke Jardine

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Chapter 7: Question 1

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7.1 With regard to fractures in the newborn period, which of the following statements is true?

A Fractures to the long bones are a common finding when there is a history of a difficult delivery.
B Skull fractures found immediately after delivery indicate medical negligence has occurred.
C Rib fractures are rarely caused by CPR in full-term infants and the possibility of non-accidental injury should be considered.
D Fractures to the humerus or femur will require surgical stabilization to prevent future deformity.
E Fractures to the clavicle can cause an Erb's palsy.