title: [Fibular dimelia].
abstract: It is presented an extremely rare condition characterised by total absence of tibia and fibular dimelia. Only few patients were presented till now. Our patient was observed and treated for 19 years. He was born with normal forearms (radiologically ulna and radius were present), syndactyly of hands, mirror feet and extremely equinus. The knees were normal in flexion and dislocated in extension. Radiologically there was total absent of tibia and duplication of fibula; moreover there was duplication of toes (right foot--9, left foot--10 toes), metatarsal bones, cuneiform, cuboid and calcaneal bone. Although the unstable knees and equinus feet deformities he was able to walk indenpendently.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Ortopedyczno-Urazowy, Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy w Krakowie. jerzysulko@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sułko
mesh_terms: D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult