Chapter 64 Fetal Skeleton Flashcards
There are more than _____ types of skeletal dysplasias.
100
A skeletal dysplasia is suspected when limb lengths fall more than _____ standard deviations below the mean.
Two
Decreased attenuation of bones with decreased shadowing suggests ___________.
Hypomineralization
Shortening of the proximal bone segment (humerus & femur) _________.
Rhizomelia
Shortening of the middle segments ( radius/ulna) and (tubia/fibula) __________.
Mesomelia
The shortening of the entire extremity ___________.
Micromelia
Most common lethal skeletal dysplasia? __________ and occurs in 1 in ___________.
Thanatophoric Dysplasia
4,000 to 10,000 Births
Type 1 Thanatophoric?
Short, curved femurs and flat vertebral bodies
Type 2 Thanatophoric?
Straight, short femurs, flat vertebral bodies, and a cloverleaf skull
Whats the prognosis for thanatophoric dysplasia?
Very Poor
The most common nonleathal skeletal dysplasia?
Achondroplasia
Achondroplaisa results from decreased __________ bone foundation, which produces short, squat bones.
Endochondral
Sonographic findings of the thanatophoric dysplasia
- severemicromelia (especially of the proximal bone)
- cloverleaf deformity ( kteeblattschadal skull)
- Narrow thorax with shortened ribs)
- Protuberant abdomen
- Hypertelorism
- Frontal bossing
- Flat vertebral bodies
- Polyhydramos
- Hydrocephalus
- Nonimmune hydrops
With heterozygous achondroplasia inherited from one parent, has a _____ survival rate with ______ intelligence.
Good
Normal
Homozygous achondroplasia, inherited from two parents, is considered ______, from respiratory complications.
Lethal
The sonographic features of achondroplasia may not be evident until after _________ of gestation.
22 Weeks
Sonographic findings of achondroplasia….
- Rhizomelia
- Macrocephaly
- Trident hands
- Depressed nasal bridge
- Frontal bossing
- Mild ventricalomegaly
Achondrogenisis is a rare, _____ skeletal dysplasia. It is caused by _______ abnormalities that result in abnormal bone formation and hyperminerilaztion.
Lethal
Cartilage