We reviewed 86 consecutive cases with fetal femur length (FL) below the 10th centile of our reference ranges at midtrimester ultrasonography. Three groups were identified based on perinatal outcome: normal infants (n= 28), newborns with structural and/or chromosomal anomalies (n= 40), small-for-gestational age (SGA) newborns (n= 18). Fetuses with skeletal dysplasias (n= 13) had significantly shorter FL. Aneuploidies were only found in fetuses with malformations other than skeletal dysplasias. The diagnosis of SGA, based on ultrasound abdominal circumference measurement <10th centile, was made 9 weeks (range 5-14) after the finding of a short FL. Half of these cases also developed pre-eclampsia.

Fetal short femur length in the second trimester and the outcome of pregnancy.

TODROS, Tullia;BIOLCATI, Marilisa;
2004-01-01

Abstract

We reviewed 86 consecutive cases with fetal femur length (FL) below the 10th centile of our reference ranges at midtrimester ultrasonography. Three groups were identified based on perinatal outcome: normal infants (n= 28), newborns with structural and/or chromosomal anomalies (n= 40), small-for-gestational age (SGA) newborns (n= 18). Fetuses with skeletal dysplasias (n= 13) had significantly shorter FL. Aneuploidies were only found in fetuses with malformations other than skeletal dysplasias. The diagnosis of SGA, based on ultrasound abdominal circumference measurement <10th centile, was made 9 weeks (range 5-14) after the finding of a short FL. Half of these cases also developed pre-eclampsia.
2004
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Femur lenght; Fetal; Pregnancy
TODROS T ;MASSARENTI I ;GAGLIOTI P ;BIOLCATI M ;BOTTA G ;DE FELICE C
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