Isolated femoral agenesis/hypoplasia

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Isolated femoral agenesis/hypoplasia

ORPHA:1987Morphological anomaly

Also called CFD · CSF · Isolated congenital femoral deficiency · Isolated congenital short femur · Isolated femoral intercalary meromelia

What it is

Congenital short femur is a rare malformation of variable severity ranging from mild hypoplasia to complete absence of the femur.

Key facts

Prevalence
1-9 / 100 000
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Classified as
Morphological anomaly

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

ICD-10 codes

Q72.4ICD-10 names this disease exactly

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

GARD 1503MONDO 0016032UMLS C5889736

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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