Antenatal presentation of isolated femoral hypoplasia discovered at 18 weeks of gestation

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-202

  Cuillier, F ^a   Cartault, F ^a   Moreau, M L ^b   Lemaire, P ^c  

^a Centre Hospitalier Departemental Felix Guyon   (France)

^b Cabinet d'Obstétrique   (France)

^c Cabinet d'Échographie   (France)

Author keywords

Femoral hypoplasia; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound examination, fetal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR MALFORMATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROXIMAL FEMORAL FOCAL DEFICIENCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 17844411487     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083905     Document Type: Article

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