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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735139
Total Duplication of the Femur: Case Report with 23 Years Follow-up
Article in several languages: português | English
Abstract
Femur duplication is very rare, and the few cases described are of partial, proximal or distal duplications. Based on our literature review, the present is the first report of a case of total duplication. The patient was followed up, without surgical treatment, for 23 years. At the last visit, the patient complained of low-back pain and marked discrepancy in the lower limbs. A clinic-radiographic evaluation showed a right knee with two separate femoral condyles that articulated with the proximal tibia, a hyporadioactive patella, and a limitation in knee flexion at 95°. The patient presented lower-limb dysmetria, measuring 17 cm, resulting in pelvic obliquity and dextroconvex scoliosis. The patient received a 16 cm orthoprosthesis that improved the gait pattern and resolved the complaint of low-back pain.
Ethical Statements
The present study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Associação das Pioneiras Sociais (under CAAE process number: 34092620.0.0000.0022).
Financial Support
The authors declare that there was no financial support from public, commercial, or non-profit sources.
Work carried out at the Department of Orthopedics, Rede Sarah de Hospitais de Reabilitação, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.
Publication History
Received: 21 December 2020
Accepted: 14 May 2021
Article published online:
01 October 2021
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