Prenatal assessment of arthrogryposis. A review of the literature. 2011

Marina Dimitraki, and Panagiotis Tsikouras, and Sofia Bouchlariotou, and Alexandros Dafopoulos, and Euaggelia Konstantou, and Vasileios Liberis
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Democritus University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.

Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenital (AMC) is a group of muscular, neurologic and connective tissue disorders, characterized by multiple severe joint contractures and decreased mobility. The incidence of this condition is 1/3000 births while the etiology is variable. Prenatal assessment of arthrogryposis has focused primarily on diminished fetal movement and the presence of joint contractures or skeletal deformities. These findings may not become evident until after 16-18 weeks' gestational age, subsequently, early prenatal diagnosis is difficult. Nowadays, modern ultrasound techniques and special sonographic markers help the clinicians with the prenatal detection of arthrogryposis in every gestational trimester.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001176 Arthrogryposis Persistent flexure or contracture of a joint. Amyoplasia Congenita,Arthromyodysplasia, Congenital,Guerin-Stern Syndrome,Myodystrophia Fetalis Deformans,Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita,Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC),Congenital Arthromyodysplasia,Congenital Multiple Arthrogryposis,Fibrous Ankylosis of Multiple Joints,Guérin-Stern Syndrome,Otto Syndrome,Rocher-Sheldon Syndrome,Rossi Syndrome,Arthrogryposes,Arthrogryposes, Congenital Multiple,Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenitas,Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenitas (AMC),Arthrogryposis, Congenital Multiple,Arthromyodysplasias, Congenital,Congenita, Arthrogryposis Multiplex,Congenita, Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AMC),Congenital Arthromyodysplasias,Congenital Multiple Arthrogryposes,Congenitas, Arthrogryposis Multiplex,Congenitas, Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AMC),Guerin Stern Syndrome,Guérin Stern Syndrome,Multiple Arthrogryposes, Congenital,Multiple Arthrogryposis, Congenital,Multiplex Congenita, Arthrogryposis,Multiplex Congenita, Arthrogryposis (AMC),Multiplex Congenitas, Arthrogryposis,Multiplex Congenitas, Arthrogryposis (AMC),Rocher Sheldon Syndrome,Syndrome, Guerin-Stern,Syndrome, Guérin-Stern,Syndrome, Otto,Syndrome, Rocher-Sheldon,Syndrome, Rossi
D016216 Ultrasonography, Prenatal The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves directed into the body. The procedure may be applied with reference to the mother or the fetus and with reference to organs or the detection of maternal or fetal disease. Fetal Ultrasonography,Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonography, Fetal,Diagnosis, Prenatal Ultrasonic,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic Prenatal,Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Prenatal Ultrasonography,Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Prenatal,Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnosis,Diagnoses, Prenatal Ultrasonic,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic Prenatal,Prenatal Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Prenatal Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonic Diagnoses, Prenatal,Ultrasonic Prenatal Diagnoses

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