Proximal femoral focal deficiency – a rare congenital entity: two case reports and a review of the literature

Abstract Background Proximal femoral focal deficiency is an extremely rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of 1.1–2.0 in 100,000 live births. It is a dysplastic phenomenon with predilections for the proximal two-thirds of the femur leading to limb length discrepancies. We report two cases of pr...

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Main Authors: Felix U. Uduma, Edwin M. Dim, Ngozi R. Njeze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-2350-y