title: [Prenatal bowing of the long bones].
abstract: A case of congenital angulation and bowing of the long bones is reported. The condition belongs to a group of bone pathologies which have as a common feature an abnormal bowing of the diaphysis. The cortex at the concave side shows a thickening while the convex side shows a cortical thinning, corresponding to a structural adaptation to external compressing forces at the site of the bowing of the bone. The angulation is a consequence of bowing of long bones over other foetal parts.
authors.affiliation: AZ St.-Norbertus, Duffel, België.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vanderschueren
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bafort
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colmant
mesh_terms: D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000196:embryology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: De prenatale buiging van lange beenderen.