Another clinical parameter of the fetal nutritional status is the measurement of the amount of subcutaneous fat of the thigh. This study was designed to evaluate fetal growth by measurements of the subcutaneous tissues of the arm and the leg. Measurements that were recorded included: the BPD, the abdominal diameter (TAD, APAD), the length and thickness of the humerus (LH, TH), the transverse and antero-posterior arm thickness (TAT, APAT), the subcutaneous tissue thickness of the arm (ASTT), the femoral length and thickness (FL, FT), the transverse and antero-posterior thigh thickness (TTT, APTT) and the thigh subcutaneous tissue thickness (TSTT). A total of 2,758 measurements were obtained from 200 patients with normal pregnancies. The data of the arm and thigh perimeter and volume are presented. The obliquity of the section more critically affects the results than the exact level at which it is obtained, as long as it is obtained in the mid-limb region.
