MEHMET ALİ MALAS, Şevkinaz DOĞAN, E. Hilal EVCİL, Kadir DESDİCİOĞLU, S. Murat TAĞIL, Osman SULAK, Esra ÇETİN

Fetal dönemde üst ve alt ekstremite arasındaki büyüme oranları

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı fetal dönem boyunca insan fetuslarında üst ve alt ekstremiteler arasındaki büyüme oranlarını belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada, eksternal anomalisi olmayan ve yaşları 9-40 gebelik haftası arasındaki 161 insan fetusu (83 erkek, 78 dişi) kullanılmıştır. Üst ekstremitede omuz genişliği, kol, önkol ve el uzunluğu ölçüldü. Alt ekstremitede intertrochanter mesafe, uyluk, bacak ve ayak uzunluğu ölçüldü. Bulgular: Fetal dönem ve gestasyonel yaşta alınan tüm parametreler arasında anlamlı korelasyon bulundu (p

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Büyüme, Fetal gelişim, Alt ekstremite, Fetüs

The rate of growth between the upper and lower extremity in the fetal period

Purpose: The aim of this study was the determination of rates of growth between the upper and lower extremity of human fetuses during the fetal period. Materials and method: In this study, 160 human fetuses (80 males, 80 females) without external anomalies and aged between 9-40 post menstrual weeks were studied. In the upper extremity, the width of shoulder, the length of arms, forearms and hands were measured. In the lower extremity, the width of the inter trochanterica, the length of thigh, cruris and foot were measured. Results: Significant correlation was found between all parameters taken within the fetal period and gestational age (p<0.001). The rate of forearm growth was higher than the rate of arm growth, the rate of thigh growth was higher than the rate of cruris growth and in addition the rate of upper extremity growth was higher than the rate of lower extremity growth in the first and second trimesters. In all of these increasing rates, there were no differences between third trimester and full term groups (p<0.05). Conclusions. Our opinion is that the measurements can be useful to assess gestational age concerning several branches of medicine such as anatomy, pathologic anatomy (fetopathology), forensic medicine, medical imaging, obstetrics and pediatrics.

Keywords:

Growth, Fetal Development, Lower Extremity, Fetus,

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