The most common bone fracture in newborn infants involves which of the following?
a. skull
b. femur
c. clavicle
d. tibia
C
The most common bone fracture in the newborn infant involves the clavicle. This fracture occurs during delivery when the shoulders of the infant do not rotate easily. Palpation of both clavicles can confirm crepitus or a separation between the ends of the bone at the fracture site. Symptoms of fractures are swelling or edema at the fracture site, a bruise at the site, or infant irritability when moved.
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