{"id":2698,"date":"2024-03-01T05:55:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T05:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paleyinstitute.org\/?page_id=2698"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:38:29","slug":"congenital-femoral-deficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paleyinstitute.org\/congenital-femoral-deficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Congenital Femoral Deficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Congenital femoral deficiency (CFD) is a rare birth defect that is characterized by a short femur, associated with hip and knee deformity, deficiency, or instability. The more severe types were previously known as proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD).<\/p>

CFD occurs in about one in forty-thousand births. The cause is generally unknown. CFD presents along a spectrum of deficiency and deformity, ranging from relatively minor to severe cases. Treatment strategies for CFD depend on the severity. In all but the most extreme cases, deformity correction surgery and limb lengthening is the preferred treatment method.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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