Abstract
The pregnancy status of female teenagers presenting for orthopaedic surgery is often unknown. Anesthetics may have teratogenic or abortive effects. The authors report the results of a screening program for unrecognized pregnancy in 532 female teenagers presenting for orthopaedic surgery. Five patients with a positive urine human chorionic gonadotropin test were identified, for a prevalence of 1 positive result in 106 patients tested (0.9%). Surgery was cancelled in each case.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 677-679 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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