A case of right femur-ulna-radius complex diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography.

Park, Sang Hyun; Kim, Yoon Ha; Cho, Moon Kyoung; Kim, Ki Min; Ki, Da Rin; Kim, Cheol Hong; Song, Tae Bok

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2007;50(1):201-206.
Published online January 1, 2007.

A case of right femur-ulna-radius complex diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography.

Sang Hyun Park, Yoon Ha Kim, Moon Kyoung Cho, Ki Min Kim, Da Rin Ki, Cheol Hong Kim, Tae Bok Song

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University College of medicine, Gwangju, Korea. kimyh@chonnam.ac.kr

Abstract

The birth prevalence of limb reduction defect is 6 per 10,000 births. Most common type of limb reduction defect is terminal transverse defect and its birth prevalence is 1.6 per 10,000 births. Genetic variation, environmental teratogen, genetic-environmental interactions are known to causes of congenital limb defect. But, its exact causes are not known. Especially, congenital limb deficiency of right upper and lower limb has a very low incidence. We experienced one case of right femur-ulna-radius complex among recently delivered fetuses. So, we report this case with review of the literatures.

Key Words: Femur-ulna-radius complex, Congenital limb deficiency