Rehabilitation of femoral afibular amelia: A case report
Journal Title: International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Congenital limb defects are fetal anomalies with birth. Amelia is extremely rare birth defect marked by the complete absence of or more limbs. Congenital limb defects are rare fetal anomalies with a birth prevalence of 0.55 per 1,000. Amelia is an extremely rare birth defect marked by the complete absence of one or more limbs. We report a case of fetal amelia, ultrasound findings, manifestations and the fetal outcome. We report a case of a femoral fibular amelia x-ray findings and the other outcomes.
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Dr. Aavrati Rastogi
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- EP ID EP487747
- DOI 10.22271/ortho.2018.v4.i4b.19
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