Research Article

Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia

Volume: 40 Number: 4 November 20, 2006
  • Hasan Bombaci
  • Mucahit Gorgec
  • Serhat Yanik
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Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia

Abstract

Congenital tibial deficiency is a rare anomaly causing shortening and varus deformity of the lower extremity. Recent limb lengthening and foot repositioning techniques enable functional results with preservation of the foot. We present a five-year-old boy with bilateral congenital tibial deficiency of type 2 according to the Jones classification, who was treated with tibia-fibular fusion without Syme amputation. His ambulation depended on crawling. Radiographic examination showed a normally developed fibula with thickening in the distal portion, and only proximal tibia with absence of the distal part. He also had bilateral stiff equinovarus deformity. In a series of operations, he underwent bilateral tibia-fibular fusion and fibular osteotomy, subtalar arthrodesis and metatarsal osteotomy in the right foot, and subtalar arthrodesis in the left foot. At the end of a six-year treatment and follow-up, walking was achieved despite some degree of limping.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Hasan Bombaci This is me

Mucahit Gorgec This is me

Serhat Yanik This is me

Publication Date

November 20, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2006 Volume: 40 Number: 4

APA
Bombaci, H., Gorgec, M., & Yanik, S. (2006). Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 40(4), 329-333. https://izlik.org/JA42WY89GU
AMA
1.Bombaci H, Gorgec M, Yanik S. Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40(4):329-333. https://izlik.org/JA42WY89GU
Chicago
Bombaci, Hasan, Mucahit Gorgec, and Serhat Yanik. 2006. “Preservation of the Foot in a Five-Year-Old Child With Bilateral Congenital Deficiency of the Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 (4): 329-33. https://izlik.org/JA42WY89GU.
EndNote
Bombaci H, Gorgec M, Yanik S (November 1, 2006) Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 4 329–333.
IEEE
[1]H. Bombaci, M. Gorgec, and S. Yanik, “Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 329–333, Nov. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42WY89GU
ISNAD
Bombaci, Hasan - Gorgec, Mucahit - Yanik, Serhat. “Preservation of the Foot in a Five-Year-Old Child With Bilateral Congenital Deficiency of the Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40/4 (November 1, 2006): 329-333. https://izlik.org/JA42WY89GU.
JAMA
1.Bombaci H, Gorgec M, Yanik S. Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40:329–333.
MLA
Bombaci, Hasan, et al. “Preservation of the Foot in a Five-Year-Old Child With Bilateral Congenital Deficiency of the Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 4, Nov. 2006, pp. 329-33, https://izlik.org/JA42WY89GU.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Bombaci, Mucahit Gorgec, Serhat Yanik. Preservation of the foot in a five-year-old child with bilateral congenital deficiency of the tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Nov. 1;40(4):329-33. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42WY89GU