J Korean Orthop Assoc.
1975 Dec;10(4):487-492. 10.4055/jkoa.1975.10.4.487.
Congenital Limb Deficiency
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2471419
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1975.10.4.487
Abstract
- Congenital anomaly is the most common cause of prenatal and neonatal mortality. The incidence of congenital limb deficiencies is undermined. The exact cause is still unknown, but it is assumed that the etiological factor must act prior to the sixth or seventh week of embryonic development. The cases being presented are examples of congenital absence of the fibula and the radius. The manifestation of congenital absence of the fibula includes discrepancy in length of the limb, tibial bowing and equinovalgus foot. A tight fibrous band that replaces the absent fibula seems to the chief cause of increasing deformity. Congenital absence of the radius is characterized by radial deviation of the hand, marked shortening of the forcarm and generalized underdevelopment. In severe cases, early amputation and prosthesis are helpful for the patient in economic and psychologic aspects.
