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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
absence of the proximal end;
- bilateral involvement is seen in 15% of patients;
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