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Gestational age\u2010specific reference growth curves were developed. Associations between continuous variables were assessed using Spearman correlations (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>) and restricted cubic splines. A nonlinear biologic regression model was used to predict metacarpal and phalangeal lengths as a function of gestational age. Measurements derived from five cases of thanatophoric dysplasia were used to determine if brachydactyly could be objectified.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fetal metacarpal and phalangeal lengths are highly correlated across gestational age (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.96, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). The mean fetal metacarpal to phalangeal ratio is constant from gestational age 15 to 39\u00a0weeks (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a0\u22120.07, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.49). Third\u2010digit metacarpal and phalangeal lengths in thanatophoric dysplasia showed brachydactyly in all cases (5\/5), and none of the cases (0\/5) demonstrated a normal metacarpal to phalangeal ratio of 0.49.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We present gestational age\u2010specific reference growth curves for fetal third metacarpal and phalangeal lengths, which may be used to detect brachydactyly. 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