?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Vigorous+Oil+Massage+in+a+Neonate%3A+Cause+for+Fracture&rft.creator=Sowmya%2C+SG&rft.creator=Avabratha%2C+KS&rft.creator=Rai%2C+BS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Massaging+the+newborn+has+been+a+tradition+in+India+and+other+Asian+countries+since+time+immemorial.+There+are+many+benefits+of+traditional+oil+massage.+Although+considered+as+a+safe+practice+with+no+significant+harmful+effects%2C+rarely+if+performed+improperly+baby+may+end+up+having+adverse+effects+like+fracture.+We+report+a+forearm+fracture+in+a+neonate+following+vigorous+oil+massage.+A+15+days+old+male+baby+was+brought+with+the+complaints+of+reduced+movement%2C+pain+and+swelling+in+right+forearm+of+one+day+duration.+The+baby+was+born+full+term+to+a+non+consanguineous+parent.+His+birth+weight+was+3.12kg+and+APGAR+score+was+good.+Post+natal+period+was+uneventful+except+for+neonatal+hyperbilirubinemia+for+which+he+had+received+phototherapy.+At+home+he+was+getting+daily+oil+massage+and+bath+by+traditional+techniques.+On+examination+there+was+diffuse%2C+tender+swelling+on+the+ventral+aspect+of+right+forearm+which+was+firm+in+consistency+and+there+was+paucity+of+movement.+X+ray+revealed+fracture+of+proximal+radius+and+middle+third+of+ulna.+Skeletal+survey+did+not+reveal+any+other+fracture.+Baby+was+treated+with+a+short+arm%2C+below+the+elbow+cast.+Absence+of+family+history+and+no+other+bone+involvement+made+osteogenesis+imperfecta+and+child+abuse+less+likely.+In+conclusion+simple+causes+like+oil+massage+also+to+be+kept+in+mind+in+dealing+with+neonatal+fractures.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9706%2F1%2F2013-3-19.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sowmya%2C+SG+and+Avabratha%2C+KS+and+Rai%2C+BS++(2013)+Vigorous+Oil+Massage+in+a+Neonate%3A+Cause+for+Fracture.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9706%2F