Association of upper limb meromelia, proximal focal femoral deficiency, fibular hemimelia, and intermetatarsal coalition in a young adult male

• Published in: Radiology case reports Vol. 15; no. 7; pp. 882 - 886
• Main Authors: Özdemir, Meltem, Kavak, Rasime Pelin, Demiral, Berat, Tangobay, Erdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01-07-2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Fibular hemimelia; Meromelia; Metatarsal coalition; Musculoskeletal; Proximal focal femoral deficiency; Proximal focal femoral deficiency; Meromelia; Fibular hemimelia; Metatarsal coalition
• ISSN: 1930-0433; 1930-0433
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.04.030

Meromelia refers to the partial absence of at least 1 limb and is also referred to as “terminal transverse hemimelia.” It can occur in either isolation or with other congenital malformations. There are very few publications in the literature that report meromelia cases accompanied by other congenital anomalies. Proximal focal femoral deficiency is another rare congenital skeletal abnormality and is characterized by the underdevelopment of the proximal part of the femur and shortening of the entire lower extremity. A case of upper limb meromelia accompanied by proximal focal femoral deficiency and fibular hemimelia in a neonate has previously been reported. However, to our knowledge, the association of upper limb meromelia with intermetatarsal coalition has never been reported to date. Here, we present an adult patient showing an unusual association of multiple rare congenital skeletal abnormalities including meromelia, proximal focal femoral deficiency, fibular hemimelia, and intermetatarsal coalition.