Tips in diagnosing fetal skeletal anomalies

Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1998 Sep;25(3):553-71. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8545(05)70027-9.

Abstract

A systematic approach to the prenatal and postnatal evaluation of the patient at risk for fetal skeletal anomalies is outlined. The more common anomalies are described within a differential diagnosis table, and a case study is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone and Bones / abnormalities*
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone and Bones / embryology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal* / methods