Atypical Bilateral Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Ahmad Hammad, Haya El Merkabaoui, Hicham Moukaddam, Mohammad Kassem, Claudia El Haddad, Rachid Haidar, Nikhat Kaura · 2026
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Hammad and co-authors present a rare birth defect of the thigh bone, with a literature review, in this 2026 Case Reports in Pediatrics article. Proximal femoral focal deficiency means the upper femur fails to form properly, shortening the leg. It occurs in about one in one hundred thousand births and affects both sides in only a small minority. Their patient was a two-year-old girl with odd crawling and walking, short bulky thighs, and tight, bent knees.
Imaging told two different stories: the right hip lacked a femoral head entirely, while the left had a head detached from its shaft. Both sockets were severely malformed with dislocations. Because the two sides differed, the authors stress imaging-led, individualized planning and a multidisciplinary team, weighing options from conservative care to reconstruction.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ahmad Hammad, Haya El Merkabaoui, Hicham Moukaddam, Mohammad Kassem, Claudia El Haddad, Rachid Haidar, Nikhat Kaura |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |