Congenital absence of the fibula
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Congenital absence of the fibula is a congenital disorder
where in one or both legs there is a fibrous band instead of the fibula. The result tends to be:
Sometimes the foot can be brought into normal function; sometimes it must be amputated.
South African Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius
was born with this disorder, and both his legs were amputated at mid-shin at the age of 11 months.
Congenital disorder
A congenital disorder, or congenital disease, is a condition existing at birth and often before birth, or that develops during the first month of life , regardless of causation...
where in one or both legs there is a fibrous band instead of the fibula. The result tends to be:
- Short deformed leg
- Absence of part of the ankleAnkleThe ankle joint is formed where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus bone in the foot...
joint, and what is left is unstable; the foot has an equinovalgusEquinovalgusAn equinovalgus deformity of the human foot is when it is permanently bent down and inwards....
deformity - Absence of part of the foot
Sometimes the foot can be brought into normal function; sometimes it must be amputated.
South African Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African sprint runner. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no legs", Pistorius, who has a double amputation, is the world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial...
was born with this disorder, and both his legs were amputated at mid-shin at the age of 11 months.
External links
- http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/fibular_hemimelia_longitudinal_fibular_deficiency
- http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=342
- http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/abstract/49-B/1/59