Presentation
Congenital leg length discrepancy
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Proximal femoral focal deficiency
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Right side proximal femoral focal deficiency. The right acetabulum is moderately dysplastic. The right femoral head is not visualized; however, a short proximally tapered femur is seen (class C according to the Aitken classification).
Case Discussion
Proximal focal femoral deficiency is a rare congenital anomaly occurring 1-2 per 100,000 live births.