title: Fibular hypoplasia with absent lateral rays of the foot.
abstract: We describe 11 children with fibular hypoplasia and three- or four-ray feet, two bilaterally. This deformity is a less severe form of the better known congenital short tibia with absent or dysplastic fibula. If the leg-length discrepancy is minor, no treatment or a simple orthosis are used. Epiphysiodesis or leg lengthening by callotasis is appropriate for mild to moderate discrepancy. If the foot is non-functional, or the projected leg-length discrepancy is too great, early amputation and a prosthesis are advised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospitals for Sick Children, London, England.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fixsen
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male