A rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: A case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The association of fibular duplication with metatarsal diplopodia is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the medical literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a 4-month-old girl wit...
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doaj-77c09502ecd642dc9de2a71d2b79408e2020-11-24T22:56:22ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472008-04-012110210.1186/1752-1947-2-102A rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: A case reportKhan ShahKumar AshokVarhney Manish<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The association of fibular duplication with metatarsal diplopodia is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the medical literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a 4-month-old girl with left tibial agenesis with fibular duplication (mirror foot) and metatarsal diplopodia.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The case report highlights the need for an understanding of this rare congenital anomaly which may be seen only once in the working lifetime of an orthopaedic surgeon.</p> http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/102 |
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A rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: A case report |
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A rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: A case report |
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A rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: A case report |
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A rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: A case report |
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A rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: A case report |
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rare association of deformities with diplopodia, aplasia of the tibia and double fibula: a case report |
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Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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1752-1947 |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The association of fibular duplication with metatarsal diplopodia is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the medical literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a 4-month-old girl with left tibial agenesis with fibular duplication (mirror foot) and metatarsal diplopodia.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The case report highlights the need for an understanding of this rare congenital anomaly which may be seen only once in the working lifetime of an orthopaedic surgeon.</p> |
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