Specialist Quarterly. 1997; 13 (4): 409-12
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
To elucidate the clinical spectrum of fibular hemimelia and discuss management issues. Design:
Retrospective Hospital based case series involving five cases of Paraxial Fibular Hemimelia.Setting:
Surgical Ward, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, P. I. M. S.Subjects:
Five consecutive cases of Fibular Hemimelia studied in the Paediatric Surgery Department. Main OutcomeMeasures:
Clinical extent of the limb deformity, functional disability, associated malformations. All the patients were males. Average age of patients at the time of presentation was 4.2 months. 80% [n=4] of the patients had unilateral limb deficiency, while one patient [Case#4] had bilateral limb deficiency. Most of the cases had associated skeletal abnormalities. The most common associated abnormality was absence of lateral rays of foot in the same limb.Conclusions:
Management of these patients is a real challenge because of reluctance for any form of ablative surgery and poor facilities for artificial prosthesis. In older children, we advised conservative management with surgical shoes and splints
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Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Ectromélie
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Fibula
Limites du sujet:
Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Specialist Q.
Année:
1997
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