Prenatal diagnosis of femur-fibula-ulna complex by ultrasound examination at 20 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-81

  Geipel, A ^a   Berg, C ^a   Germer, U ^b   Krokowski, M ^b   Smrcek, J ^b   Gembruch, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Dept of Obstet/Gynaecol Lubeck ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Femur fibula ulna complex; Fetal ultrasound examination; Limb malformation; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIBULA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAND; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; LEG; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SYNDACTYLY; SYNDROME FFU; TIBIA;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULNA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037660891     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.153     Document Type: Article

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