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Amputation of an ectopic partially formed foot attached to the ankle in a case of fibular deficiency
Author(s) -
Khare Ghanshyam N.,
Goel Satish C.,
Singh Saurabh
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
congenital anomalies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-4520
pISSN - 0914-3505
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2008.00198.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , foot (prosody) , deformity , scoliosis , foot deformity , amputation , surgery , congenital scoliosis , fibula , tibia , linguistics , philosophy
A rare case of an ectopic partially formed foot attached to the ankle and associated with fibular deficiency and scoliosis due to congenital hemivertebra is reported. The ectopic partially formed foot was amputated and the child was given a below‐knee caliper to prevent further deformity of the foot.