Unilateral congenital short femur: A case report

A case of congenital short femur in an otherwise healthy infant is described. Antenatal sonographic diagnosis was made at 26 weeks of gestation. The left femur was shorter than the right (ratio 0·82–0·85). In this case, the occurrence of congenital short femur was sporadic. The diagnosis was confirm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Prenatal diagnosis 1990-01, Vol.10 (1), p.67-70
Hauptverfasser:	Ashkenazy, M., Lurie, S., Ben-Itzhak, I., Appelman, Z., Caspi, B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bone Diseases, Developmental - diagnosis congenital defects Congenital short femur Female Femur - abnormalities Femur - diagnostic imaging Humans Pregnancy Prenatal Diagnosis Radiography Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of congenital short femur in an otherwise healthy infant is described. Antenatal sonographic diagnosis was made at 26 weeks of gestation. The left femur was shorter than the right (ratio 0·82–0·85). In this case, the occurrence of congenital short femur was sporadic. The diagnosis was confirmed after delivery. This case illustrates the importance of ultrasound as an early detector of certain congenital anomalies and as a useful tool in their follow‐up.
ISSN:	0197-3851 1097-0223
DOI:	10.1002/pd.1970100110