[Aplasia of the posterior tibial artery in a child with idiopathic clubfoot].
A case of a completely absent posterior tibial artery discovered during a procedure for congenital clubfoot correction in a 6 month old male infant is reported. Anomalies of the anterior tibial artery associated with the clubfoot-deformity are common, the absence of the posterior tibial artery is, however, very rare.
Department für Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Klinik für Orthopädie, Universitätsklinikum, Freiburg. Schwerin@ukl.uni-freiburg.de
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D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*