Overlapping fetal fingers
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Weerakkody Y, Overlapping fetal fingers. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13801
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18 May 2011,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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- Overlapping fetal fingers on ultrasound
- Overlapping digits
Overlapping fetal fingers is an antenatal ultrasound observation where the fetal fingers are seen to overlap each other. It may be seen seen with a concurrent clenched fetal hand. If the hand is clenched typically the 2nd finger is seen to overlap the 3rd 4.
Pathology
Associations
- a well recognized association is with trisomy 18 2-3
References
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