The nista] Femoral Secondary Epiphyseal Os-sification Center in the Assessment of Fetal Age and Maturation: Sonographic Identification and Measurement

Sema Soysal, KEMAL ÖDEV, Mustafa Erken, Hikmet Karabacak, Ergün Onur

  • Sema Soysal: Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
  • KEMAL ÖDEV: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Mustafa Erken: Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
  • Hikmet Karabacak: Sağlık Bakanlığı Konya Doğum ve Çocuk Bakımevi
  • Ergün Onur: Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
  • Year : 1992
  • Vol : 8
  • Issue : 3
  •  Page : 391-399
The distal femoral epiphseal secondary os-sification center (DEE), which can be reliably iden-tified and measured sonographically is a practical and reliable method in predicting third trimester menstrual age. The mean age at the DFE ap-pearance is approximatelv ıhe 32-33 mensırual weeks and between 30 and 35 menstrual weeks, the perrentage offetuses with a DEE progressively inc-reases measurement of the DEE indicated that its size showed a linear increase with gestational age.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
1992, Vol. 8 (3)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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