Femoral duplication: a case report.
Femoral duplication is a rare anomaly that has been described as an isolated entity and in association with other congenital defects. Since the description by Erlich in 1885, 24 additional cases have been reported. The present report concerns a 34-week black female infant with apparent bilateral femoral duplication associated with a meningocele and abdominal, genitourinary, vertebral, and lower-limb anomalies. The cause is unknown. Femoral duplication is a developmental field defect, hence causally heterogeneous.
Department of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0033.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography