Footling presentation

Last revised by Dennis Odhiambo Agolah on 17 Nov 2022

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Agolah D, Sriselvakumar S, Footling presentation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-155813

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-155813

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/155813

rID:

155813

Article created:

3 Nov 2022, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Last revised:

17 Nov 2022, Dennis Odhiambo Agolah

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Dennis Odhiambo Agolah had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Obstetrics

Synonyms:

Footling fetal presentation
Incomplete breech presentation

A footling presentation (sometimes termed an incomplete breech presentation) is a variation in fetal presentation and is considered a form of breech presentation. It is uncommon and thought to account for around 10-30% of births. In this presentation the fetus has a longitudinal lie but has one of both hips extended with feet presenting towards the pelvis. This therefore can be subclassified as