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Frank breech presentation

MedGen UID:
115920
•Concept ID:
C0233286
•
Finding
Synonyms: Breech Presentation, Frank; Frank Breech Presentation; Presentation, Frank Breech
SNOMED CT: Frank breech presentation (18559007); Frank breech (18559007); Extended breech (18559007)
 
HPO: HP:0010859

Definition

A kind of breech presentation in which the hips are flexed and the knees are extended. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFrank breech presentation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

External Cephalic Version: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 221.
Obstet Gynecol 2020 May;135(5):e203-e212. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003837. PMID: 32332415
Informing the Update to the Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline.
Heidenreich E, Johnson R, Sargent B
Pediatr Phys Ther 2018 Jul;30(3):164-175. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000517. PMID: 29924060Free PMC Article
Delivery for women with a previous cesarean: guidelines for clinical practice from the French College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).
Sentilhes L, Vayssière C, Beucher G, Deneux-Tharaux C, Deruelle P, Diemunsch P, Gallot D, Haumonté JB, Heimann S, Kayem G, Lopez E, Parant O, Schmitz T, Sellier Y, Rozenberg P, d'Ercole C
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2013 Sep;170(1):25-32. Epub 2013 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.05.015. PMID: 23810846

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The influence of the fetal leg position on the outcome in vaginally intended deliveries out of breech presentation at term - A FRABAT prospective cohort study.
Jennewein L, Allert R, Möllmann CJ, Paul B, Kielland-Kaisen U, Raimann FJ, Brüggmann D, Louwen F
PLoS One 2019;14(12):e0225546. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225546. PMID: 31790449Free PMC Article
A prospective study of the factors associated with the success rate of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term.
Burgos J, Melchor JC, Pijoán JI, Cobos P, Fernández-Llebrez L, Martínez-Astorquiza T
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2011 Jan;112(1):48-51. Epub 2010 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.07.023. PMID: 20870233
Cord blood acid-base values in breech-presenting infants born vaginally.
Christian SS, Brady K
Obstet Gynecol 1991 Nov;78(5 Pt 1):778-81. PMID: 1923196
The randomized management of term frank breech presentation: a study of 208 cases.
Collea JV, Chein C, Quilligan EJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1980 May 15;137(2):235-44. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(80)90780-2. PMID: 7377243
The randomized management of term frank breech presentation: vaginal delivery vs. cesarean section.
Collea JV, Rabin SC, Weghorst GR, Quilligan EJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1978 May 15;131(2):186-95. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(78)90663-4. PMID: 645799

Diagnosis

The influence of the fetal leg position on the outcome in vaginally intended deliveries out of breech presentation at term - A FRABAT prospective cohort study.
Jennewein L, Allert R, Möllmann CJ, Paul B, Kielland-Kaisen U, Raimann FJ, Brüggmann D, Louwen F
PLoS One 2019;14(12):e0225546. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225546. PMID: 31790449Free PMC Article
A prospective study of the factors associated with the success rate of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term.
Burgos J, Melchor JC, Pijoán JI, Cobos P, Fernández-Llebrez L, Martínez-Astorquiza T
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2011 Jan;112(1):48-51. Epub 2010 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.07.023. PMID: 20870233
Classic metaphyseal lesion following external cephalic version and cesarean section.
Lysack JT, Soboleski D
Pediatr Radiol 2003 Jun;33(6):422-4. Epub 2003 Apr 23 doi: 10.1007/s00247-003-0914-9. PMID: 12709748
Neonatal middle cerebral artery infarction: association with elevated maternal anticardiolipin antibodies.
Akanli LF, Trasi SS, Thuraisamy K, Bergtraum MP, Thantu A, Fischer RF, Cohen-Addad N
Am J Perinatol 1998 Jun;15(6):399-402. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-993965. PMID: 9722063

Therapy

Factors associated with a successful external cephalic version in the early ECV trial.
Hutton EK, Saunders CA, Tu M, Stoll K, Berkowitz J, Early External Cephalic Version Trial Collaborators Group
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2008 Jan;30(1):23-28. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32709-8. PMID: 18198064
External cephalic version: predictors of success.
Aisenbrey GA, Catanzarite VA, Nelson C
Obstet Gynecol 1999 Nov;94(5 Pt 1):783-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00378-6. PMID: 10546729
Randomized management of the nonfrank breech presentation at term: a preliminary report.
Gimovsky ML, Wallace RL, Schifrin BS, Paul RH
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1983 May 1;146(1):34-40. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(83)90923-7. PMID: 6342396
The randomized management of term frank breech presentation: a study of 208 cases.
Collea JV, Chein C, Quilligan EJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1980 May 15;137(2):235-44. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(80)90780-2. PMID: 7377243
The randomized management of term frank breech presentation: vaginal delivery vs. cesarean section.
Collea JV, Rabin SC, Weghorst GR, Quilligan EJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1978 May 15;131(2):186-95. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(78)90663-4. PMID: 645799

Prognosis

The influence of the fetal leg position on the outcome in vaginally intended deliveries out of breech presentation at term - A FRABAT prospective cohort study.
Jennewein L, Allert R, Möllmann CJ, Paul B, Kielland-Kaisen U, Raimann FJ, Brüggmann D, Louwen F
PLoS One 2019;14(12):e0225546. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225546. PMID: 31790449Free PMC Article
A prospective study of the factors associated with the success rate of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term.
Burgos J, Melchor JC, Pijoán JI, Cobos P, Fernández-Llebrez L, Martínez-Astorquiza T
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2011 Jan;112(1):48-51. Epub 2010 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.07.023. PMID: 20870233
Factors associated with a successful external cephalic version in the early ECV trial.
Hutton EK, Saunders CA, Tu M, Stoll K, Berkowitz J, Early External Cephalic Version Trial Collaborators Group
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2008 Jan;30(1):23-28. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32709-8. PMID: 18198064
External cephalic version: predictors of success.
Aisenbrey GA, Catanzarite VA, Nelson C
Obstet Gynecol 1999 Nov;94(5 Pt 1):783-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00378-6. PMID: 10546729
Vaginal delivery for the selected frank breech infant at term.
Watson WJ, Benson WL
Obstet Gynecol 1984 Nov;64(5):638-40. PMID: 6493656

Clinical prediction guides

A prospective study of the factors associated with the success rate of external cephalic version for breech presentation at term.
Burgos J, Melchor JC, Pijoán JI, Cobos P, Fernández-Llebrez L, Martínez-Astorquiza T
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2011 Jan;112(1):48-51. Epub 2010 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.07.023. PMID: 20870233
Factors associated with a successful external cephalic version in the early ECV trial.
Hutton EK, Saunders CA, Tu M, Stoll K, Berkowitz J, Early External Cephalic Version Trial Collaborators Group
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2008 Jan;30(1):23-28. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32709-8. PMID: 18198064
External cephalic version: predictors of success.
Aisenbrey GA, Catanzarite VA, Nelson C
Obstet Gynecol 1999 Nov;94(5 Pt 1):783-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00378-6. PMID: 10546729
Cord blood acid-base values in breech-presenting infants born vaginally.
Christian SS, Brady K
Obstet Gynecol 1991 Nov;78(5 Pt 1):778-81. PMID: 1923196
Vaginal breech delivery: a five-year prospective evaluation of a protocol using computed tomographic pelvimetry.
Christian SS, Brady K, Read JA, Kopelman JN
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990 Sep;163(3):848-55. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91082-n. PMID: 2403165

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