title: Distal focal femoral deficiency.
abstract: Two children with a congenital limb deficiency, involving the distal end of the femur and the femorotibial joint, are described. Both had associated ipsilateral limb anomalies; one had absence of the shaft of the femur and agenesis of the fibula and the other had a malformed tibia and dislocation of the knee. The similarities between distal focal femoral deficiency and the more common proximal femoral defects are stressed.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography