Prenatal Diagnosis of Skeletal Dysplasia and Review of the Literature

Figure 3

Postmortem radiograph of the skull. (a) Showing macrocephaly, frontal bossing, and flattening nasal bridge. (b) Showing proximal portions of the long limbs are small, giving a rhizomelic appearance. The humeri and femora have typical “telephone handle” bowing with metaphyseal flaring. The iliac bones are hypoplastic. Short horizontal ribs, narrow chest, and small scapulae.

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