Isolated Short Femur Length in the Third Trimester

Authors

  • Ipsa Shakya MBBS, Medical School Graduate, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-3579
  • Bishomber Neupane MBBS, Medical School Graduate, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal.
  • Ritul Agrawal MBBS, Medical School Graduate, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Nepal.
  • Arun Bajgain Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Nepal
  • Chaitanya Darshan Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v12i1.56498

Keywords:

Pregnancy, Short femur length

Abstract

A short femur length (FL) has been defined as the presence of a biometric value of fetal FL below the 5th percentile or −2 standard deviations (SD) for gestational age at ultrasound examination. A short FL was also defined as a biparietal diameter to FL ratio above 1.5 SD for gestational age or as observed to expected FL ratio ≤0.91 for gestational age. Short FL was considered isolated when both the estimated fetal weight and abdominal circumference were >10th percentile for GA. Here, we report a case of a pregnant patient with isolated short FL of fetus in third trimester ultrasound exam.

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Published

2023-07-17

How to Cite

Shakya, I., Neupane, B., Agrawal, R., Bajgain, A., & Darshan, C. (2023). Isolated Short Femur Length in the Third Trimester. Journal of Nobel Medical College, 12(1), 81–84. https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v12i1.56498

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Case Reports