Spontaneous fetal femur fracture

Purpose: Intrauterine fractures of fetal bones are rare findings in ultrasound. We report a case of a 34 year old woman in the 20+5th week of her first pregnancy, which was referred to our hospital with an intrauterine femur fracture. Clinical Report: The fracture was first diagnosed in routine specialised fetal organ ultrasound outwards on the same day. The fetus had no other structural abnormalities especially no other signs of skeletal dysplasias were seen. The mineralization of all bones was normal. The patient negated any trauma in pregnancy. The family history was negative. We recommended an amniocentesis…