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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-2350-y |