Long bone fractures in neonatal intensive care units of Afyonkarahisar: Five-year's experience.

Objective: To determine the incidence of long bone fractures and the clinical features related with these fractures diagnosed in neonatal intensive care units (ICUs) within the province of Afyonkarahisar in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: The incidence of clavicular fractures was 2.4 in 1000 live births, and the incidence of femoral fractures was 0.

Do toxic metals and trace elements have a role in the pathogenesis of conotruncal heart malformations?

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the role of toxic elements and trace elements in the pathogenesis of conotruncal heart defects by measuring their concentrations in the first meconium specimens of the affected newborns.

Methods: Concentrations of lead, cadmium, iron, zinc, and copper were measured in 1st-day meconium specimens that were collected from 60 newborns with conotruncal heart defects (Group I) and 72 healthy newborns (Group II).

Results: The newborns with conotruncal defects and the healthy newborns had statistically similar demographic and clinical characteristics.