Pregnancy and maternal proximal focal femoral deficiency. A case report.
Proximal focal femoral deficiency is a rare form of disproportionate dwarfism. This case report illustrates the common complications associated with it: ambulatory difficulty, abdominal and back pain and absolute cephalopelvic disproportion. The common findings of pelvic contraction in disproportionate dwarfs generally requires delivery by cesarean section.
D000328:Adult; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010387:Pelvimetry; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*