What is PFFD disease?
Proximal femoral focal deficiency is a congenital deformity that can greatly impact the femur, hip & knee joint. In simple terms, it will make the femur bone shorter or completely absent, up to two-thirds of the bone. The deficiency can also affect the knee joints ligament. Some time it may be associated with other bony deformity. Clinical finding The shortening of the femur bone is variable. However, it gives rise to bulky and thick thighs. The deformity in the patient is known to be moderate to severe. It can greatly impact the hip joint. There will be great shortening of length of affected extremity. It can range from few centimetre to many inches. If there is great shortening & joint is affected then weight bearing will also be affected. Child don’t put any weight on affected limb. Mostly it is unilateral but some time it may be bilateral. In most of cases knee ligament are not so develop normally so child can have unstable joint. Imaging studies Identification of ...