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HYPEREXTENSION OF THE FETAL HEAD IN BREECH PRESENTATION: RADIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND SIGNIFICANCE
Author(s) -
Ballas S.,
Toaff R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00809.x
Subject(s) - breech presentation , medicine , fetal head , radiological weapon , presentation (obstetrics) , breech delivery , elective caesarean section , caesarean section , obstetrics , fetus , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Summary Damage of the cervical cord is not rare in breech delivery with hyperextension of the fetal head. Among 57 cases from the literature and one of ours in which the angle of extension could be measured on X‐ray films, 20 had an extension angle greater than 90°. Of these, 11 were delivered vaginally and included 8 cases of damage to the cervical cord. It is recommended that elective Caesarean section be performed when the angle of extension exceeds 90°.