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Unclassified tibial hemimelia

  • Vishnu Senthil
  • , Imthias V. Kottamttavide
  • , Hitesh Shah*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Tibial hemimelia (congenital longitudinal deficiency of the tibia) is rare (1 in 1 000 000). There are several classifications in the literature. We report an unclassified case of tibial hemimelia. A 6-year-old girl presented with shortening of the right lower limb, with a small rudimentary foot (presence of all toes) and hyper lax ankle. Quadriceps function was excellent. Radiograph showed a partial tibia and fibula in synostosis. The Jones and Kalamachi type 2 classifications both mention similar tibial anomalies; however, the fibula is normal in both varieties. The present variety can be considered as a variant of type 2 tibial hemimelia.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberbcr2016215305
JournalBMJ Case Reports
Volume2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-01-2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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