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Tibial hemimelia

Hemimelia tibial

Category

Definition

Tibial hemimelia is a rare congenital anomaly characterised by deficiency of the tibia with a relatively intact fibula.

Index Terms

Tibial hemimeliaLongitudinal reduction defect of tibiaagenesis of tibiacongenital absence of tibiacongenital absence of tibia with or without absence of some distal elementscongenital absence of tibia with or without absence of some, but not all, distal elementsTibial hemimelia, unilateralTibial hemimelia, bilateral