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CHAPTER II
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Atkinson, De Luna, and Keller report intrauterine fractures of the clavicle.

Filippi contributes an extensive paper on the medicolegal aspect of a case of intrauterine fracture of the os cranium.

Braun of Vienna reports a case of intrauterine fracture of the humerus and femur.

Rodrigue describes a case of fracture and dislocation of the humerus of a fetus in utero.
Gaultier reports an instance of fracture of both femora intrauterine.
Stanley, Vanderveer, and Young cite instances of intrauterine fracture of the thigh; in the case of Stanley the fracture occurred during the last week of gestation, and there was rapid union of the fragments during lactation.

Danyau, Proudfoot, and Smith mention intrauterine fracture of the tibia; in Proudfoot's case there was congenital talipes talus.
Dolbeau describes an instance in which multiple fractures were found in a fetus, some of which were evidently postpartum, while others were assuredly antepartum.


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