title: Isolated intrauterine femoral fracture in an otherwise normal fetus.
abstract: Multiple fractures of the long bones can be seen in the intrauterine period as a result of disorders such as skeletal dysplasias or maternal trauma, but isolated intrauterine femoral fracture is an extremely rare condition. Congenital short femur should be kept in mind, especially during the intrauterine period in the differential diagnosis. We report a case diagnosed as isolated femoral fracture in the 34th gestational week with post-partum confirmation of the diagnosis by X-rays and physical examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. drarioz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dagistan Tolga
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Arioz
authors.forename: Gulengul Nadirgil
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Koken
authors.forename: Resit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koken
authors.forename: Kamil Cagri
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Arif Serhan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Cevrioglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology*; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal