Early prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta: a case report.
A case of lethal osteogenesis imperfecta detected at 14 weeks' gestation by transvaginal ultrasonography is described. The prenatal diagnosis of limb-shortening deformities caused by fractures and their repair is discussed.
D'Ottavio
G
G
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istituto per l'Infanzia, Trieste, Italy.
Tamaro
L F
LF
Mandruzzato
G
G
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal