Proximal femoral focal deficiency

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Congenital leg length discrepancy

Patient Data

Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
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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. 

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