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Isolated intrauterine femoral fracture in an otherwise normal fetus
Author(s) -
Arioz Dagistan Tolga,
Koken Gulengul Nadirgil,
Koken Resit,
Kose Kamil Cagri,
Cevrioglu Arif Serhan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00707.x
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral fracture , differential diagnosis , femur fracture , fetus , post partum , femur , gestational period , pregnancy , surgery , obstetrics , pathology , biology , genetics
Multiple fractures of the long bones can be seen in the intrauterine period as a result of disorders such as skeletal dysplasias or maternal trauma, but isolated intrauterine femoral fracture is an extremely rare condition. Congenital short femur should be kept in mind, especially during the intrauterine period in the differential diagnosis. We report a case diagnosed as isolated femoral fracture in the 34th gestational week with post‐partum confirmation of the diagnosis by X‐rays and physical examination.