title: Tibial hemimelia: new classification and reconstructive options.
abstract: Tibial hemimelia is a rare congenital lower limb deficiency presenting with a wide spectrum of associated congenital anomalies, deficiencies and duplications. Reconstructive options have been limited, and the gold standard for treatment has remained amputation with prosthetic fitting. There is now a better understanding of the genetics, etiology and pathoanatomy of tibial hemimelia. Armed with this knowledge, I present here a new classification to guide treatment and prognosis and then discuss new treatment strategies and techniques for limb reconstruction based on this new classification scheme.
authors.affiliation: Paley Institute, 901 45th St., West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, USA. dpaley@paleyinstitute.org.
authors.forename: Dror
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paley
keywords: Brown centralization of fibula; Clubfoot; Paley classification; Tibial aplasia; Tibial hemimelia; Weber patelloplasty