[Fetal ultrasound biometry in a Cameroonian population: study of femur length].
The length of the fetal femur was measured by fetal ultrasonography in Cameroonian population as a preliminary step in constructing local curves for fetal growth. This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 centers in Yaoundé, Cameroon over a period of one year. A total of 803 pregnant women (mean age, 27.15 years) knowing the exact date of the last menstrual period (LMP) were included. Based on ultrasound findings demonstrating a single fetus with normal development. Gestational age ranged from 12 to 42 weeks of amenorrhea (WOA). The mean length of the femur increased from 16.61 +/- 2.25 mm at 13 WOA to 75.36 +/- 4.85 mm at 42 WOA. There was a good correlation with gestational age and findings reported in the literature. Curves obtained using these data were compared with those in the literature. In most cases femur lengths measured in Cameroonian fetuses were slightly longer than European standards throughout pregnancy.
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D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D002163:Cameroon; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal