Hirschfeld describes a fetus showing congenital multiple fractures.

Gross speaks of a wonderful case of Chaupier in which no less than 113 fractures were discovered in a child at birth.
It survived twenty-four hours, and at the postmortem examination it was found that some were already solid, some uniting, whilst others were recent.

It often happens that the intrauterine fracture is well united at birth.

There seems to be a peculiar predisposition of the bones to fracture in the cases in which the fractures are multiple and the cause is not apparent.
The results to the fetus of injuries to the pregnant mother are most diversified.

In some instances the marvelous escape of any serious consequences of one or both is almost incredible, while in others the slightest injury is fatal.