Category : Pediatric Orthopedics / Orthopaedics
C o n g e n i t a l F i b u l a r H e m i m e l i a ( C F H ) , a l s o k n o w n a s c o n g e n i t a l a b s e n c e o f t h e f i b u l a , h a s a n i n c i d e n c e o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 . 7 2 0 c a s e s p e r m i l l i o n l i v e b i r t h s . C l i n i c a l l y , i t m a n i f e s t s a s p a r t i a l o r c o m p l e t e a b s e n c e o f t h e f i b u l a , a c c o m p a n i e d b y t i b i a l s h o r t e n i n g a n d b o w i n g , b a l l - a n d - s o c k e t o r d i s h - s h a p e d a n k l e j o i n t s , a n d t a r s a l a n o m a l i e s .
Source : Frontiers in Pediatrics
On : 06-Jun-2025