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Birth injury to spine or spinal cord

Traumatismo de parto da coluna e da medula espinal

Category

Definition

Injury to the spinal cord incurred during delivery from excessive traction or rotation, principally occurring during breech and rotational forceps during vertex deliveries

Index Terms

Birth injury to spine or spinal cordbirth spinal injuryBirth injury to meninges and spinal cordBirth spinal cord injuryFracture of spine due to birth injuryHaematomyelia of fetus or newborn