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Skandhan A, Khoshnaw K, Smith H, et al. Congenital limb amputation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25305
Congenital limb amputation is the absence of a fetal limb or part of a limb that usually occurs due to disruption of vascular supply.
Epidemiology
Congenital amputations occur in 0.5 (range 0.03-1) per 1000 live births 2.
Pathology
They are slightly more common in the upper limb (60%) than in the lower limb (40%) 2.
Etiology
Differential diagnosis
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1. Ferns, S; Sharma, R; Narayanan, P; Bhat, B.V. Limb Amputation Defects In Utero-A Case Report. J Anat. Soc. India 50(2) 156-158 (2001).
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2. May BJ, Lockard MA. Prosthetics & Orthotics in Clinical Practice A Case Study Approach. F A Davis. ISBN:B00HYX3XEQ. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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3. Differential Diagnosis in Pediatric Radiology. Thieme Publishing Group. (1999) ISBN:3131081317. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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