Femoral hypoplasia and maternal diabetes: consider femoral hypoplasia/unusual facies syndrome.

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Femoral hypoplasia/unusual facies syndrome (FH/UFS) is a rarely considered clinical entity that has a strong association with maternal diabetes. A case that demonstrates the prenatal morphologic and biometric abnormalities, and postnatal findings are presented. The pathogenesis and natural history of FH/UFS is discussed and contrasted with the caudal dysplasia syndrome.