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...

Fragomen & Rozbruch 2006
Proximal femoral osteotomy is currently commonly used for adults in the treatment of hip fracture nonunions and malunions and in cases of congenital and acquired hip deformities.
Synonyms and related keywords: varus derotational osteotomy, VDO, coxa vara, shepherd's crook deformity, femur deformity, nonunion, malunion, osteotomy, Ilizarov, internal...