Dee. Rizk et al., ISOLATED COMPLEX LIMB REDUCTION ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSED ANTENATALLY, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 51(2), 1993, pp. 163-166
Congenital limb reduction defects are rare lesions that are usually as
sociated with other anomalies. Terminal defects are the commonest redu
ction defects. The aetiology seems to be multifactorial. We present a
case of congenital terminal deficiency of the same side of the upper a
nd lower limbs diagnosed by ultrasound scanning during the second trim
ester. The fetus had an absent right fibula and right foot, a hypoplas
tic right hand and left talipes equinovarus. The pregnancy was termina
ted. Micrognathia was the only associated anomaly found on postmortem
examination. The cause of this isolated anomaly is unknown but, becaus
e of the very variable presentation of limb reduction defects, could p
ossibly fit into the categories so far described in the literature.