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Fractura de clavícula en el recién nacido - Información general

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Clavícula fracturada en un recién nacido

Definición:

Es el hueso del hombro que se ha roto en un bebé que acaba de nacer.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Una fractura del hueso del hombro (clavícula) en un recién nacido puede ocurrir durante un parto vaginal difícil y, de hecho, es bastante común durante los nacimientos complicados.

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Clavícula fracturada en un recién nacido

Fecha de revisión: 10/15/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Deirdre O’Reilly, MD, MPH, Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

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