Congenital longitudinal deficiency of the tibia--report of two cases, both siblings of same parentage.
Two cases of type IV congenital longitudinal deficiency of the tibia are reported. The patients aged three months and eleven years are siblings of the same parentage, female and male respectively. Autosomal dominance inheritance is the probable mode of inheritance.
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Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
D002648:Child; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging