title: Parietal bone markers of intrauterine growth disturbance.
abstract: Old and new data on the size of the human parietal bone are presented. Attention is drawn to zonal changes in the configuration of the bones, particularly in fetuses and newborn babies, that almost certainly indicate phasic variations in the growth rate of the baby, and it is suggested that the estimation of the size of the bone where these abnormal zones occur may be a guide as to the intrauterine age of the child when the alteration in growth occurred. Parietal bone size could also be a help in describing local and general skeletal dysplasias.
mesh_terms: D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy