Lower limb standards in newborns
P. Merlob, Y. Sivan and S. H. Reisner
To define standards for lower limb measurements in the newborn, 198
full-term and preterm infants (range, 27 to 41 gestational weeks) were
examined. The gestational age was determined chronologically and
clinically, and the total length of the lower limb and the leg and foot
lengths were measured by two observers with the use of standard measurement
techniques. Normal values were determined by plotting the mean +/- 2 SDs
for each gestational week v gestational age.
