title: Femoral bifurcation with ipsilateral tibia hemimelia: early outcome of ablation and prosthetic fitting.
abstract: Femoral bifurcation and tibia hemimelia are rare anomalies. Hereby, we present a case report of a 2-year-old boy who first presented in our orthopedic clinic as a 12-day-old neonate, with a grossly deformed right lower limb from a combination of complete tibia hemimelia and ipsilateral femoral bifurcation. Excision of femoral exostosis, knee disarticulation and prosthetic fitting gives satisfactory early outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. ayodeleorimolade@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Orimolade
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Ikem
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Oginni
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Odunsi
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D004188:Disarticulation; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome