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derived from amniotic uid [79]. This benet would diminish as the fetus approaches term due to (1) adult wound-healing mechanisms begin to develop [77], (2) more frequent and more pronounced fetal movements in advanced pregnancy [80], and (3) reduced amniotic space with more contact of fetal parts with the uterine wall during movements. In the 1990s, success­ful intrauterine open reduction and internal xa­tion of long bone fractures were demonstrated in an animal model [8183]. There is no wide-
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spread use in human clinical practice. Intrauterine fetal operations are rarely indicated because even intrauterine fractures with angula­tion in a fetus without underlying disease result in spontaneous postnatal angulation correction during growth [84].
There are no guidelines for intrauterine frac­ture treatment in fetuses susceptible to fractures, as with osteogenesis imperfecta.
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Fetuses with spontaneous intrauterine frac-
tures without fetal distress should receive
prenatal genetic testing for osteogenesis
imperfecta by fetal US and amniocentesis
or fetal blood sampling.
Fig. 5.12 (a) Oblique view of the right femur misleads one to diagnose the intrauterine fracture. (b, c) Axial pre­natal ultrasound image of the femurs shows that the right femur was markedly shorter than the left. The right femur measured 27.9mm, three standard deviations below the mean for the gestational age. (Reproduced with permis­sion from [71])
tures resolve spontaneously before birth [75,
76]. In mice, minimally displaced fractures dur-
ing the second trimester unite within 48h with little residual callus formation [77]. Prenatal healing is presumably enhanced by the attenu­ated intrauterine inammatory response enhanc­ing cell division [78] and possibly an angiogenic effect of the extraembryonic fetal stem cells
Prenatal transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells to treat fetal osteogenesis imperfecta was successful in two fetuses [85, 86]. This method could be applied as early after the diagnosis as possible for a better outcome.
5.2.6.2 Brain Injury
Subdural Hematoma
There are no indications for intrauterine treat­ment of SDH. In newborns, indications for the operation of posterior fossa SDH by Tanaka and Govaert [87] include (1) signs of brain-stem compression; (2) acute obstructive hydrocepha­lus with raised intracranial pressure; (3) a poste­rior fossa clot >15 cm, and (4) neurological deterioration. Observation is indicated in (1) small and non-expanding posterior fossa SDH, (2) acute convexity SDH, and (3) no neurological
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deterioration [87]. Subdural taps are indicated with (1) increased intracranial pressure and (2) neurological decits, indicating transtentorial herniation [87].
5.2.6.3 Birth-Related Fractures
(Bilateral) subtrochanteric fetal femoral fracture (Fig.5.9) resulting from birth trauma is treated with immobilization in pelvipedal cast. Fracture healing is completed after 6weeks [28].
Diaphyseal femur fractures are treated with a spica cast, the Pavlic harness, or Bryant skin trac­tion [88]. Fractures treated with Bryant skin trac­tion include both legs, with the hips exed to 90°. Pulleys are attached to a specialized bed frame or improvised infusion stands with 100mL bags of normal saline serving as weights (Fig.5.13).
The weight should be such that the infant’s buttocks are elevated 1cm from the cot. Usually, up to 200g is needed for each leg. A pediatric orthopedic surgeon should check the signs of vascular compromise or skin slough daily. Breastfeeding is not possible with the infants in the supine position in cots, and the mothers are encouraged to pump milk given to the babies. The babies with femoral fractures are kept in hos­pital and on traction until stability of the fracture (clinical and radiologic healing by 3weeks with
abundant callus formation). After release from traction, no further immobilization or splinting is needed. The long-term outcome (>5 years) is excellent, with no deformities, shortening, or other complications [27]. Discharging a baby in a Pavlik harness or any other xation method requires close follow-up, increasing expenditure for frequent outpatient clinic visits, and special­ized equipment.
Cerebral Palsy
Hypoxic changes and encephalopathy could result from maternal hemorrhagic shock or direct fetal head trauma (see Sect. 4.7.3.1). Fetal head status can be evaluated with MRI during further pregnancy [89].
5.2.7 Prognosis
Trauma during the second and third trimesters has different clinical consequences than during the rst trimester. Minor, rst-trimester trauma does not threaten the pregnancy [9092]. During the second and third trimesters, even minor trauma can have signicant adverse effects on the fetus. Fetal loss can occur even when the mother has incurred no abdominal injuries [93, 94].
Fig. 5.13 Baby with a fractured femur in Bryant traction. (a) Improvised use of infusion stands to hold traction weights. (b) Close-up of a child with both legs in Bryant
traction bed frame, with 100mL bags of normal saline serving as weights. (Reproduced with permission from [27])
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5.2.7.1 Fetal Mortality
The actual rate of spontaneous fetal loss in the general pregnant population is unknown. Estimates range is 10–15%, but with early spon­taneous abortions, these values are 20–62% [95,
96]. However, a fetal loss of only 3% was
reported [97, 98]. The fetal loss occurred in 4–61% of pregnant trauma patients, depending on the mechanism and severity of injury [93,
99101]. Fetal death rate depends on the type of
trauma: MVAs of 82–100% [102, 103], gunshot wounds of 6% [103], and falls of 3% [103], with maternal death accounting for 0-11% of the fetal deaths [102, 103]. Approximately 10–30% of pregnant women are exposed to signicant physical abuse, with an associated 5% fetal death rate [93, 104106]. Surgery for trauma has not been associated with an increased fetal loss rate [107].
In 1997 in the USA, it was estimated that 1,300-13,000 fetal deaths per year result from maternal MVA, and MVA was the leading cause of traumatic fetal death [108, 109]. In 2004, the trauma caused 13/100,000 fetal deaths in the USA [110]. The incidence of fetal death in mater­nal MVA is 4.7% [102]. Although some suggest that these estimates may be somewhat high, it seems clear that the number is signicantly greater than the number of infant deaths caused by MVAs. It probably exceeds the total number of children aged 4years and younger who died in MVAs [103, 111].
The issue of trauma as a true teratogen was raised. The US Environmental Protection Agency stated, “The introduction of nonhereditary birth defects in a developing fetus by exogenous fac­tors such as physical or chemical agents acting in the womb to interfere with normal embryonic development”.
The most common causes of fetal death are direct injuries to the placenta, uterus, or fetus or maternal bleeding (with or without maternal death) [108]. Predictors of fetal death include the mechanism of injury and maternal and fetal fac­tors (Table5.3).
Emergency CS performed at >25 weeks of gestation with fetal heart rate following trauma carries 45% fetal survival [117].
Table 5.3 Fetal mortality risk factors in trauma [25, 26,
94, 102, 108, 112116]
Mechanism of injury Maternal factors Fetal factors
Ejection from vehicle
Motorcycle collision Automobile­pedestrian injury Lack of restraints (3×)
Maternal tachycardia Abnormal
fetal heart
rate Maternal hypotension Maternal hypoxia
Maternal age<20years Maternal contractions Injury severity score>9 Pelvic fracture (48×) Uterine rupture Loss of consciousness (10×) Bicarbonate level at admission Disseminated intravascular coagulation Placental abruption
Acetabulopelvic fracture carries a risk of fetal death of 35%. In contrast, acetabulopelvic frac­ture type (acetabular vs. pelvic) and fracture des­ignation (simple vs. complex) do not inuence maternal (see Sect. 25.3.3.5) and fetal mortality [118]. Whether the pelvic fracture itself directly adds to the poor fetal outcome or whether the pel­vic fracture is a marker of signicant transfer of kinetic energy to the fetus is difcult to discern. By some, most fetal deaths in this scenario are the result of spontaneous abortions without severe fetal trauma [102].
Although there have been dramatic improve­ments in the management and treatment of medi­cal and obstetric conditions, fetal mortality, in general, has not been reduced because of a rise in nonobstetric causes (mostly MVAs). MVA in pregnancy is associated with a perinatal mortality rate of 3–6/100,000 live births in high-income countries, mainly attributable to placental abrup­tion and uterine rupture [119]. The fetal/neonatal outcomes in the pregnancies delivered during the MVA admission, either spontaneously or in a
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pregnancy complication such as placental abrup­tion, were poor; one-third ended in perinatal death. Whereas some perinatal deaths are a result of spontaneous preterm birth, the high rate of CS (61.1%) in the group who delivered during the MVA admission suggests that a signicant num­ber underwent emergency delivery for maternal or fetal indications (e.g., placental abruption or abnormal fetal heart rate pattern on CTG). The low overall perinatal death rate of 1.4% during the admission immediately following an MVA in pregnancy 20weeks is reassuring [90].
For women who did not require delivery during the MVA admission, the rate of pregnancy, delivery complications, and perinatal deaths is the same as for women without MVA during pregnancy [90].
In Saudi Arabia, fetal loss was higher in older, nonurban, employed women and women with family income >6,000 Saudi riyals (>1,600 US$). It appears as a new prognostic factor, and higher family income could be a proxy for the presence of high-powered luxury cars, which may encour­age fast driving [120].
The main causes of fetal death are placental
abruption, maternal shock, and maternal
death [26, 57, 93, 103, 112, 115, 117, 121].
The rate of fetal death from maternal trauma was calculated to be 2.3/100,000 live births [103], while after major maternal blunt trauma it ranges 3.4–38.0% [25, 57, 93, 94, 99, 112, 113,
117, 122]. A maternal shock from major trauma
has a 66–80% fetal mortality rate [101, 123]. Even nonsevere injuries (ISS <9) carry signicant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality (Fig.
25.34) [124].
Placental abruption is the most common com­plication of blunt trauma in pregnancy [125] and is the leading cause of fetal death in 40–60% vs. 1–5% of nontraumatic causes of fetal death [126]. Until the 1970s, maternal death was the leading cause of fetal death [100].
Adverse pregnancy outcomes after minor trauma occur in 1–5% [127]. Because more than 90% of injuries to pregnant women result from minor trauma, most pregnancy losses occur after minor trauma [128]. Splenic and retroperitoneal injuries and hematomas are more frequent in pregnant patients with blunt abdominal trauma due to increased vascularity during pregnancy. Conversely, bowel injury is less frequent than in the general population [13, 14].
While some claim that gestational age is a strong predictor of fetal, neonatal, and infant death (Fig.5.14) [124], others did not conrm it as a risk factor for fetal death [26, 102, 115]. ISS >2in the presence of a positive Kleihauer-Betke test result might effectively predict adverse fetal outcomes [129]. However, the value of ISS does not correlate with salvageable infant survival [47,
Fig. 5.14 Salvageable infant survival, according to EGA.At EGA <26weeks, no infants survived. However, at EGA, between 26 and 28weeks, the survival rate increases to 80%. EGA estimated gestational age. (Reproduced with permission from [117])
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10
8
6
4
2
0
22 25 26
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Survival
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Fig. 5.15 Salvageable infant survival, according to the maternal ISS.Infant death is distributed across the spectrum of severity, and even the most injured mothers have good infant survival. ISS injury severity score. (Reproduced with permission from [117])
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1-9 10-15 16-24
117] (Fig.5.15). Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) assesses
the risk for adverse perinatal outcomes identify­ing FMH.However, there may be no correlation between HbF and adverse fetal outcomes [130]. Maternal serum AFP >1, 000 ng/mL predicts adverse fetal outcomes despite the minor maternal trauma and hemodynamic stability [130].
Maternal plasma bicarbonate level may be a predictor of outcome. Injured mothers with fetuses who survived had a mean plasma bicar­bonate level of 20.3±2.2mEq/L compared with
16.4±3.0mEq/L in those with fetal loss [26].
Fetal head injury has a mortality rate of 43%, including intrauterine fetal demise and neonatal death [8]. However, 50% of survived children had good neurological outcomes [8]. Skull frac­tures with intracranial hemorrhage can cause death even without evidence of placental separa­tion, uterine trauma, or maternal shock.
Maternal Pelvic Fractures
In the third trimester of pregnancy, maternal pel­vic trauma is a risk factor for direct fetal injury and mortality. Maternal pelvic fractures result in a fetal mortality rate of 13–67% [16, 25, 118,
131133]. These studies did not consider possi-
ble additional intra-abdominal injuries that increase fetal mortality rate. With maternal intra­peritoneal hemorrhage, fetal mortality is 100%.
Fetal Subdural Hematoma
The prognosis of fetal SDH depends on the sever­ity of the bleeding and the underlying cause. The
Death
Survival
25-39 40+
mortality of spontaneous SDH is 57% [134]. Mortality of traumatic fetal SDH is lower than spontaneous—38% [8]. This is probably the result of earlier diagnostic workup due to mater­nal trauma and earlier delivery. Some CS of vital fetuses were concomitant with surgical explora­tion for maternal indications. In both groups, most newborns had some neurological impair­ment [134].
5.2.7.2 Fetal Morbidity
For comparing outcomes after fetal blunt and penetrating head injuries, see Sect. 5.3.6.1. Neurodevelopmental disorders are described in Sect. 4.7.3.
Spontaneous and traumatic femur fractures could result in shorter intrauterine and early post­natal femoral growth [29], or the femur and extremity growth are equal [135]. Long-term follow-up is lacking.
5.3 Penetrating Fetal Trauma
5.3.1 Incidence
Penetrating maternal abdominal trauma accounts for 9%, while blunt trauma accounts for 91% [92]. The rst recorded case of a gunshot to the fetus appeared in 1845 [136], and stabbed fetus in 1930 [137]. The incidence of uterine gunshot wounds correlates to fetal gunshot wounds. The incidence of gunshot injury to the fetus probably
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far exceeds the reported number of cases most of the time. Due to medicolegal issues, the family conceals the fact.
5.3.2 Pathophysiology
See Sect. 25.4.1.
5.3.2.1 Fetal Gunshot Wound Characteristics
The fetal gunshot wounds do not have the charac­teristic features of entrance and exit gunshot wounds. Typical entrance gunshot wounds con­sist of circular perforations with marginal collars of abrasion, and typical exit gunshot wounds consist of slit-like to roughly circular perfora­tions without margins of abrasion. The fetal gun­shot wounds are atypical and do not demonstrate re direction.
Catanese and Gilmore postulate that there are at least three factors that cause atypical gunshot wound characteristics in the fetus [138]:
• the presence of interposed tissues,
• shoring of the fetus against itself and the uterine walls,
• the composition and wound healing of fetal skin.
At term, the proportion of fetal tissue to the amniotic uid is increased, and many fetal body parts are in contact with each other and the uterus. Shored entrance and exit wounds occur when the skin through which a bullet enters or exits is pressed against a rm surface. When an exit wound is shored, the skin may show an irregular margin of abrasion as the elastic skin is stretched by the exiting bullet and rubbed against the shor­ing surface (Fig.5.16). If an entrance wound is
a
b
Bullets passing through interposed targets alter the ballistic stability of the projectile. An interposed target is any structure or material a bullet passes through before entering a body, including windows, cars, layers of clothing, or other persons. With a fetus injured by gunre, the maternal body, the uter­ine walls, and the amniotic uid serve as intermedi­ate targets which can alter ballistic stability. After passing through an interposed target, a bullet will enter the second target with an altered trajectory, creating an atypical entrance wound. Also, the bul­let can drag portions of the interposed target, such as pieces of bone or glass, along with it, which can further alter the entrance wound. Atypical injuries are known to occur due to the passage of projectiles through an interposed target [139].
c
Fig. 5.16 Characteristics of fetal skin gunshot wounds. (a) Lacerations (small arrow), the margin of abrasion (medium arrow), adjacent abrasion (large arrow), (b) Arrows indicate lacerations; (c) adjacent abrasions (large arrows); lacerations (small arrows). (Reproduced with permission from [142])
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shored, it is less likely to show a uniform margin of abrasion, and the injury pattern will depend on the nature of the surface in contact with the skin [140]. One example of a shored entrance wound occurs when a bullet perforates an extremity and then reenters the trunk or another body part. In such a case, the skin at the reentry site is in con­tact with the exit wound on the shoring extremity, commonly producing an irregular wound with an atypical margin of abrasion.
Fetal skin differs from the skin of an adult or even the skin of a child. The composition of fetal skin depends on the fetus’s gestational age, as the morphogenesis of the appendages and the expres­sion of the skin components is a sequential pro­cess. The fetal epidermis is covered by the periderm, an epithelial layer with many blebs and microvilli, creating a large surface area exposed to the uid in the amniotic cavity. The periderm persists throughout gestation and modulates the interaction of fetal skin with amniotic uid com­ponents, including steroids. Although it is unknown which cell receptors are used, it is known that steroids in the amniotic uid affect both the water transport function and the types of keratin expressed in fetal skin. Fetal skin has a greater water content than adult skin [141]. More hydrated skin is softer with less resistance to a projectile. This could lessen the stretching caused by an entering or exiting projectile, causing an altered margin of abrasion or an atypical exit wound. At term, the collagens in the fetal skin are the same types that exist in adult skin, and they assume an adult conguration, but the relative amounts of collagen types differ. The predomi­nant collagen in the adult skin is type I, thick, brous collagen. The predominant collagen in the fetal skin is type III, a brillary, interstitial type of collagen. In adults, type III collagen is restricted to the basement membranes and the perivascular areas [141]. This difference in col­lagen types may affect the skin’s strength and resistance to the shearing forces caused by the velocity of a projectile.
5.3.2.2 Fetal Skin Restitution
It is very uncommon that maternal penetrating abdominal injury remains unnoticed without con-
sequences to the mother and fetus. Newborn or child injuries can become evident days, months, or even years after childbirth. The reason for maternal denial of trauma during pregnancy mainly includes medicolegal issues. For instance, it may be the result of a suicide attempt, which is a punishable crime in many countries, and when the death of the fetus occurs, this amounts to a culpable offense. Also, domestic violence is underreported.
If delivery occurs more than several weeks from the stabbing or gunshot wound to the fetus, skin scars could be invisible due to scarless fetal wound healing.
Scarring of fetal skin wounds begins at
approximately 24weeks of gestation [143].
The most important factor responsible for scarless healing is fetal broblast [143]. Embryonic wound healing shows a less differen­tiated inammatory response. There is a change in the growth factor prole with low levels of TGFβ1 and TGFβ2 and platelet-derived growth factor with high levels of TGFβ3. Moreover, broblasts with increased synthetic capabilities deposit collagen rapidly and without scarring [144]. Other factors, such as fetal wound environ­ment, different from adult tissue injury environ­ment, like low pO2, the absence of the polymorphonuclear leucocytes and immunoglob­ulins, and warm and sterile amniotic uid could play a role.
Probably skin cell differentiation has a role in healing. At 3weeks of gestation, the epidermis consists of a single layer of cuboidal cells devel­oping from the embryonic ectoderm. By the 11th week, the epidermis has three distinctive layers: basal, intermediate, and supercial (periderm). Beneath the protective cover periderm, the epi­dermis straties and differentiates, forming the four distinct layers of the epidermis by the end of the fourth month of gestation. Periderm cells are replaced continuously until 21 weeks when it is completely shed and replaced by the stratum corneum.
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5.3.3 Clinical Presentation
Most cases do not develop a clinical picture because emergent CS of vital fetuses is simulta­neous with maternal exploration (see Sect.
5.3.5.1). Delivered fetuses should be examined,
especially for stab wounds with small and unde­tectable entrance wounds (dagger, awl, etc.).
5.3.3.1 Stab Wound
Most stab wounds are fresh because most fetuses are delivered at the time of the stabbing. In such cases, the edges of the fetal wound bleed (Fig. 5.17). If delivery occurs later, the skin wound morphology depends on the time interval between stabbing and delivery (see Sect. 5.3.2.2). Therefore, if there are scars on maternal abdomi­nal skin, a delivered fetus should be checked for scars. Wounds should be examined for injuries of deeper structures along with neurocirculatory status. Sometimes injuries of deeper structures are evident (Fig.5.18).
Fetal abdominal wound often results in intra-
uterine bowel evisceration (Fig.5.19).
5.3.3.2 Gunshot Wound
The fetal gunshot wounds have atypical features and do not demonstrate the direction of re (see Sect. 5.3.2.1). Therefore, only if a single, super­cial fetal wound and bullet outside the fetus are found, the cautious conclusion is that the wound is supercial without further surgical exploration of limbs and body cavities (Fig.5.20a). On the contrary, diagnostic imaging is indicated if a sin­gle entrance wound is found without a projectile outside the fetus (Fig.5.20b, c).
As in stab wounds, the time interval between shooting and delivery denes the skin wound
Fig. 5.17 Fetal traumatic arrow wound on the face with­out intracranial injuries or neurologic decit [145]
Fig. 5.18 Compound brain injury with a wide, irregular scalp defect. Note hematoma over the brain surface (black arrows) and margins of the bony defect (white arrows). (Reproduced with permission from [146] under the CC BY 4.0)
Fig. 5.19 A 1800 g stillborn with a right ank stab wound in continuity with the anterior abdominal wall wound through which bowel evisceration occurred. (Reproduced with permission from [147])
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a
b
c
Fig. 5.20 (a) Single or more supercial wounds on the same path with a bullet outside the body (arrows) do not mandate further surgical exploration. (Reproduced with per­mission from [148]), while (b) deep wounds. (Reproduced
with permission from [149]), and (c) entrance wound with­out exit wound and no projectile found necessitates diagnos­tic imaging and surgical exploration in most cases. (Reproduced with permission from [150] under the CC BY)
Fig. 5.21 Newborn with supercial wound 8 cm long over the left scapula. The extremities of the wound healed, but its central portion was open for about 2.5cm and was lled with healthy granulation tissue. No evidence of skel­etal injury [151]
characteristics. Fresh wounds bleed while post­poned delivery results in skin restitution, granu­lations, or wounds without bleeding (Fig.5.21).
Head
Survived cases are presented in Table5.4.
5.3.3.3 Lethal Injuries
Stab or gunshot injuries that damage the vital structures are primarily incompatible with life.
Commonly, gross examination shows fatal inju­ries (Fig. 5.22). A high fetal mortality rate is partly due to the ratio of ‘volume of the injury’ and fetal volume. This is pronounced in the rst half of pregnancy. Sometimes it is difcult to conclude whether maternal hypotension or fetal wound itself, especially a stab wound, is the cause of fetal death (Fig.5.23).
5.3.3.4 Delayed Presentation
There are four types of delayed presentation: (1) asymptomatic, (2) deformations with or without lumps, (3) functional impairment, and (4) mental or cognitive impairment. With a penetrating wound at <24weeks of gestational age, skin res­titutes without scars. After delivery, no scars or skin marks can raise a suspicion of fetal injury (see Sect. 5.3.2.2).
Asymptomatic patients are diagnosed with retained metal parts, projectiles, or bullets when undergoing X-ray examination in later life for other indications. Only maternal medical his­tory reveals penetrating maternal abdominal
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Table 5.4 Stab and gunshot wounds to the fetal head
Stab wounds Author Gestational age Delivery Site of injury Neurologic status/decit Treatment Badia et
Charlton 1940 Wright etal. 1953 Shultz etal. 1993 Avenarius 1997
Gallo 2010 [152]
Shehu etal. 2010 [146]
Parua 2015 [145]
Author Gestational age Delivery Site of injury Neurologic status/decit Treatment Buchsbaum and Caruso 1969 Edner etal. 1988 [153] Muzumdar etal. 2006 [158] Gündoğmuş etal. [154]
Pham etal. 2018 [168]
Gündoğmuş etal.
CS Cesarean section, VP ventriculoperitoneal shunt
29 Temporal Intracerebral
hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, hydrocephalus/ hemiparesis
30 Spontaneous
vaginal at 40weeks
Term Traumatic CS at
the time of injury
36 Emergent CS at
the time of injury
Gunshot wounds
36 Emergent CS at
the time of injury
32 Emergent CS at
time of injury Term, postdelivery presentation Term, postdelivery presentation 38 Emergent CS at
Spontaneous
vaginal
Elective CS
after injury
time of injury
Temporal No decit, presentation
3years after delivery
Frontoparietal Lacerated dura, no
decit
Right cheek No No
Nasolabial Supercial facial wound,
no decit
Frontotemporal to parietal Parietal Seizures, cerebritis,
Unknown Difcult speaking, no
Temporal Intraventricular
Liquor leakage, no decit
brain abscess
sphincter control, inferior motor tests
hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, seizures, hemiparesis
Evacuation of subdural hematoma
Duroplasty, cranioplasty
Wound closure
No
Bullet removal at 9months Craniotomy, debridement
Unknown
VP shunt at 5weeks, bullet removal at 13months
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trauma with normal fetal growth, delivery, and child development. No vital structures or struc­tures that can cause neurovascular decit were injured.
Deformations or lumps are mostly unnotice­able in the newborn. With neonatal development, these deformations can become more prominent (Fig.5.24). Maternal medical history is essential. Otherwise, the diagnostic algorithm leads in the wrong direction to congenital diseases or tumors.
Like deformations, functional impairment can be evident earlier or later, depending on many factors. Asymmetric limb movements during the rst postnatal life, asymmetric postures or limp­ing, recurrent infections or sinuses from the same location, or recurrent organ infections could result from fetal penetrating injury, especially with retained nonbiologic objects/parts.
Although exceedingly rare, mental/cognitive child impairment could be due to nonvital fetal