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The Interesting Thing About PFFD, Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency 

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Artwork Copyright 2010 Jennifer Latham Robinson, www.JenniferLathamRobinson.com

I was walking through the central fabrication laboratory where I work the other day and happened to notice an intriguing plaster positive of a person’s leg.  The plaster positive cast had yet to be modified, so the natural anatomical detail was still intact.  The short femur was pleasantly familiar.  I mentioned to a technician, “You know, that person and I were born with the same condition, proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD).”  I think the really interesting thing about PFFD is the variety of presentations and treatments.  PFFD is primarily a deficiency of the femur and hip joint.  It is not genetic, but rather a result of environmental factors in the womb.  It’s believed to occur somewhere around the sixth week of human gestation.  The defect can range from a slight limb length discrepancy, which may necessitate a shoe lift, to total absence of the femur bone, which may require amputation and the use of a prosthetic limb.  It’s one of the those conditions that often blurs the line between orthotic and prosthetic devices.



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