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SA Case Report of Congential Absence of the Tibia. A Long Term Follow-up Study
- Source :
- Orthopedics & Traumatology. 44:393-396
- Publication Year :
- 1995
- Publisher :
- West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology, 1995.
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Abstract
- Congenital absence of the tibia is a rare congenital anomaly causing marked shortening of the involved extremity.A long-term case of congenital absence of the tibia is reported. A 13-year-old boy entered our hospital for correction of his ankle and foot deformity, and lower leg lengthening using the I lizarov method. His absence belonged to the Ib type according to Jones' clssification.At 1 year and 2 months he had Brown's procedure and at 3 years of age ankle arthrodesis had been performed with remarkable equinovarus. Roentgenologically we can observe that his fibula widered and lergthened compared to normal.
Details
- ISSN :
- 13494333 and 00371033
- Volume :
- 44
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Orthopedics & Traumatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........e87a61d27903e6432f6d304546dd2ebe