Short Femur Is Not A Good Marker Of Down Syndrome In Peruvian Fetus

Objective. To determine the similarity or difference in femur length of normal fetuses compared to fetuses with Downsyndrome at the Maternal Perinatal Institute period 2011-2015. Methodology. It is a quantitative, retrospective, observational,descriptive and cross-sectional descriptive study. Our po...

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Authors: Limay-Ríos, Oscar Antonio, Macha-Castañeda, Frandy, Ingar-Pinedo, Jaime, Castillo-Urquiaga, Walter, Ventura-Laveriano, Walter, Zarate-Girao, Mario
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Perú
Institution:Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal
Repository:Revista Peruana de Investigación Materno Perinatal
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe:article/79
Online Access:https://investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe/index.php/rpinmp/article/view/79
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Length of the femur
Down syndrome
Short femur
Longitud del fémur
Síndrome de Down
Fémur corto
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Summary:Objective. To determine the similarity or difference in femur length of normal fetuses compared to fetuses with Downsyndrome at the Maternal Perinatal Institute period 2011-2015. Methodology. It is a quantitative, retrospective, observational,descriptive and cross-sectional descriptive study. Our population was all fetuses of the National Perinatal Maternal Institutein the period 2011-2015, which had the measure of Femur Length and the complete database, which meet the criteria ofInclusion and Exclusion.