Transvaginal ultrasound diagnosis of fetal clubfeet at 13 weeks, menstrual age
β Scribed by M. Bronshtein; E. Z. Zimmer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Congenital clubfoot is caused by both environmental and genetic factors. Its incidence is 1 t o 3 per 1000 live births.' Early detection of this defect is of importance as other structural anomalies may be associated with it and nearly 22% of the affected fetuses have an abnormal karyo-Recently, prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis was reported in the second and third trimester of Using the new technique of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS), we were able to diagnose fetal clubfeet as early as 13 weeks, menstrual age (MA).
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