This umbilical cord is hypercoiled. The normal umbilical cord twists/coils a full 360 degrees over approximately every 5 cm of length, resulting in a cord coiling index (coils per centimeter) of approximately 0.2 or 2 coils per 10 cm.
Courtesy of Drucilla J Roberts, MD.
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