Fibular aplasia
| Autor: | Rüttimann B, Exner Gu |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment Methods medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Tibia Fibula Leg business.industry Infant Soft tissue Aplasia Fibular aplasia musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Orthotic device Surgery Radiography Amputation Orthopedic surgery business |
| Zdroj: | International Orthopaedics. 15 |
| ISSN: | 1432-5195 0341-2695 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00192299 |
| Popis: | Two infants with bilateral fibular aplasia are described. They were operated on at 1 1/2 years and 8 months respectively in order to obtain a stable axial position of the foot beneath the tibia. The procedures consisted of soft tissue releases together with angulation osteotomies of the tibiae in one, and splitting the distal tibial epiphysis in the other. Both patients are now able to walk well barefoot or in custom-made shoes; no orthotic devices are needed. This type of conservative approach should be considered rather than amputation in selected cases. |
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