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Papers from a 1968 NIH Symposium
PROXIMAL FEMORAL FOCAL DEFICIENCY-DEFINITION, CLASSIFICATION, AND MANAGEMENT George T. Aitken
SOME CONCEPTS OF PROXIMAL FEMORAL FOCAL DEFICIENCY ...

Author: Michael G Dennis, MD 2008
Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) is an uncommon but complex problem. PFFD was commonly grouped with other disorders, such as coxa vara and short bowed femurs, which led to confusion and misunderstanding.
In general, in individuals with PFFD, the proximal femur is partially absent, and the...

Paediatric case study from Saudi Arabia

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
- a development defect of the proximal femur recongnizable at birth;
- 3rd most common longitudinal deficiency of lower extremity;
- abnormality ranges from hypoplasia of entire femur to complete ...

#268300 ROBERTS SYNDROME; RBS
Alternative titles;
LONG BONE DEFICIENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH CLEFT LIP-PALATE
Roberts (1919) described 3 affected sibs of first-cousin Italian parents. Pictures were included. The bones of the legs were almost absent and those of the arms hypoplastic. Bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate were present. The skull looked oxycephalic...

JBJS B 1998 80B 72-6 Cheng, Cheung & Ng Full Text
Follow up reports of 3 patients treated with Ilizarov technique detailing recurrent deformities.

There are multiple etiologies for tibial bowing (see Etiology). Tibial bowing specifically refers to bowing of the diaphysis of the tibia with the apex of the deformity directed anterolaterally, anteromedially, or posteromedially. Each type of bowing tends to have a classic etiology.
Anterolateral bowing is associated with pseudarthrosis of the tibia...

Tibial hemimelia may be associated with Gollop-Wolfgang complex

Tibial hemimelia is a rare anomaly characterized by deficiency of the tibia with relatively intact fibula. Jones et al. (1978) classified the anomaly into 4 types according to radiologic criteria.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. INDIAN PEDIATRICS. 190. VOLUME. 42. FEBRUARY. 17, 2005.

%228250 FEMUR, UNILATERAL BIFID, WITH MONODACTYLOUS ECTRODACTYLY
Alternative titles;
GOLLOP-WOLFGANG COMPLEX; GWC
Gollop et al. (1980) described 2 brothers, each with 1 normal upper limb; 1 had tridactylous ectrodactyly of 1 hand with normal radius and ulna, and the other had monodactyly of 1 hand with absent ulna. Both had monodactyly of...