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- Title
FIBULAR HEMIMELIA: A RARE OCCURRENCE IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN. BILATERAL COMPLETE ABSENCE OF FIBULA ASSOCIATED WITH BILATERAL PROXIMAL FOCAL FEMORAL DEFICIENCY AND CLUB FEET ON THE SKELETAL SURVEY.
- Authors
Laique, Kanwal
- Abstract
Fibular hemimelia is a non-lethal congenital lower limb skeletal malformation. It encompasses a broad range from partial to complete absence of fibula. Its incidence is very low worldwide. It affects boys more than girls in a ratio of 2:1. It may occur as an isolated anomaly or associated with other lower extremity anomalies like genu valgum, tibial bowing, ball and socket ankle joint and absent lateral foot ray anomaly. It may be associated with other syndromes including Fuhrmann syndrome, Al-Awadi/Raas-Rothschild syndrome, Roberts syndrome, and femur-fibula-ulna syndrome and FACTO syndrome. This case is not only unique as a rare occurrence in Karachi, Pakistan, but also in bilateral involvement, demonstrated complete absence of fibula i.e. type II fibular hemimelia; in association with a bilateral proximal focal femoral deficiency with pseudoarthrosis and club foot on each side.
- Subjects
KARACHI (Pakistan); SIRENOMELIA; FIBULA; ANKLE joint; CLUBFOOT; PSEUDARTHROSIS; KNEE
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Radiology, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
1607-2006
- Publication type
Article