title: Congenital bilateral short femur complicated by stress fracture. A case report.
abstract: Congenital malformation of the femur is an uncommon but complex problem. Short femur with proximal deficiency (Kalamchi type III) is part of this congenital anomaly. If the precautions associated with progressive coxa vara and bowing in the femoral shaft are not taken, stress fractures may occur in the femoral neck and the femoral shaft. We report on a 38-year-old female with type III-A congenital malformation of both femurs who presented the complications mentioned and had not been treated before. This case is instructive because it illustrates the complications developed in patients who have not been treated.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ezirmik
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karsan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016312:Treatment Refusal