FRACTURE ONCONGENITAL SHORT FEMUR: A CASE REPORT

Background:Congenital short femur is characterized by a global femoral hypoplasia, classified in 5 types, type1 is a simple hypoplasia, revealed in our patient in the context of a fracture.

Clinical case:The article presents a clinical observation of a one month old male infant who

admitted on account of trauma of the leftlowerlimb,an x-ray revealed a fracture on

congenital short femur type 1.

Discussion: Short congenital femur is the most common growth deficiency of the femur, with five types: type 1: simple hypoplasia of the femur type 2: short femur with angulation type 3: short femur with coxa vara type 4: deficiency of the proximal end of the femur type 5: aplasia of the femur, a short congenital femur may be unrecognized and only diagnosed at walking age, or as in our case discovered in the context of a fracture, according to the literature no case of short congenital femur discovered in the context of a fracture in children has been found.

Conclusion: The short congenital femur is a rare malformation of the lower limb, after birth the diagnosis is based essentially on X-rays which can be of fortuitous discovery.