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Case Reports
. 1977 Aug;5(4):278-81.
doi: 10.1002/jcu.1870050415.

Ultrasound diagnosis of the hyperextended head in breech presentation

W J Bean, M A Calonje, C N Aprill, J Geshner
Case Reports

Ultrasound diagnosis of the hyperextended head in breech presentation

W J Bean et al. J Clin Ultrasound. 1977 Aug.

Abstract

Hyperextension of the fetal head in the breech presentation can be diagnosed by ultrasound. Straightening of the fetal spine and the widest diameter of the skull posterior to the long axis of the spine is diagnostic. Face presentation should also be diagnosable by these criteria.

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