Abstract
A 5-month-old infant is presented with congenital absence of a group of muscles of the right thigh including the three adductors, gracilis, semimembranosus and semitendinosus. The diagnosis was suspected from the conventional radiographs and was confirmed by computerized tomography.
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Peterson, J.E., Currarino, G. Unilateral absence of thigh muscles confirmed by CT scan. Pediatr Radiol 11, 157–159 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00971820
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