Fracture of collarbone in newborn

Fracture of the clavicle during childbirth happens quite often, approximately in 3-4% of newborns. This is the most common birth injury of the musculoskeletal system. Usually this happens when the birth is complicated by an incorrect presentation of the child (pelvic, leg or transverse) or a mismatch between the large size of the fetus and the narrow pelvis of the woman in childbirth. It also happens that the head erupted, and the hangers are stuck, and then the midwives help the child to be born with the clavicle dissection. In addition, a fracture of the collarbone in a newborn can be the result of rapid delivery, when the baby simply does not have time to turn around properly to exit through the birth canal and is born through a very narrow hole, pushing too much against the bones of the mother's pelvis.

To understand that a newborn has a broken collarbone is not difficult. He will scream during swaddling, and in the fracture region a swelling is formed. The child is not able to move the patient with his hand as well as healthy, usually it immediately catches the eye. To confirm the diagnosis, the baby can be referred for radiography.

Treatment of clavicle fracture

Fracture of the clavicle in children is very treatable, because the baby bones are very soft, they quickly and easily fuse. The fracture heals within 1-1,5 weeks. A tight bandage is applied to the child's arm, while the shoulders are slightly retracted, and a cotton-gauze roll is fixed under the arm. Also, with such injuries, doctors recommend a tight swaddling until the bone coalesces. Operative intervention is required only in very rare cases, with the displacement of bone fragments; his need to determine the child's surgeon.

Consequences of fracture of the collarbone in children

Most often, collarbone fractures in newborn babies are without serious consequences. But it is worth noting that such babies can give up breast or eat very little. As a result, they lose much more weight in weight, the immunity is weakened and the risk of joining infections increases. As for the musculoskeletal system, the fracture of the clavicle properly cured after birth does not in the least affect its performance in the future.

Dislocation of the collarbone in a newborn

Dislocation of the clavicle during childbirth also occurs quite often, especially when a newborn is helped to appear, turning it by the handle. Treat dislocations similar to fractures, imposing a tight bandage. Sometimes it is necessary to correct the dislocation, with which pediatric orthopedists and traumatologists successfully manage.