Is It Time to Change Our Reference Curve for Femur Length? Using the Z-Score to Select the Best Chart in a Chinese Population

Boya Li; Huixia Yang; Yumei Wei; Rina Su; Chen Wang; Wenying Meng; Yongqing Wang; Lixin Shang; Zhenyu Cai; Liping Ji; Yunfeng Wang; Ying Sun; Jiaxiu Liu; Li Wei; Yufeng Sun; Xueying Zhang; Tianxia Luo; Haixia Chen; Lijun Yu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159733

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Is It Time to Change Our Reference Curve for Femur Length? Using the Z-Score to Select the Best Chart in a Chinese Population

Boya Li,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9402-1608

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Huixia Yang ,

* E-mail: yanghuixia@bjmu.edu.cn

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yumei Wei,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Rina Su,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Chen Wang,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wenying Meng,

Affiliation Tongzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Beijing, Beijing, China
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Yongqing Wang,

Affiliation Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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Lixin Shang,

Affiliation General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, Beijing, China
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Zhenyu Cai,

Affiliation Center Hospital of Aviation Industry, Beijing, China
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Liping Ji,

Affiliation Pinggu Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Beijing, Beijing, China
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Yunfeng Wang,

Affiliation Beijing Hospital of Miyun City, Beijing, China
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Ying Sun,

Affiliation Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jiaxiu Liu,

Affiliation Beijing Daxing District Hongxing Hospital, Beijing, China
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Li Wei,

Affiliation Beijing Chui Yang Liu Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yufeng Sun,

Affiliation Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xueying Zhang,

Affiliation Combined with Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital of Beijing City, Beijing, China
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Tianxia Luo,

Affiliation Beijing No.6 Hospital, Beijing, China
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Haixia Chen,

Affiliation Beijing Changping Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Lijun Yu

Affiliation General Hospital of Jingmei Group, Beijing, China
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Is It Time to Change Our Reference Curve for Femur Length? Using the Z-Score to Select the Best Chart in a Chinese Population

Boya Li,
Huixia Yang,
Yumei Wei,
Rina Su,
Chen Wang,
Wenying Meng,
Yongqing Wang,
Lixin Shang,
Zhenyu Cai,
Liping Ji

Published: July 26, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159733

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