Why Fibular Hemimelia Occurs in Children? Fibular Hemimelia is a congenital malformation characterized by the partial or complete absence of the fibula (the long lower bone of the human body), which, together with the tibia, is responsible for bodily support. The frequency of this malformation is infrequent: 5 per 50,000,000 births and occurs during pregnancy. The causes for it to happen are still unknown. Fibular Hemimelia generates deformities in the foot and ankle, causing an imbalance and muscle weakness in the child. What are the signs and symptoms? ü When all or part of the bone is missing in one leg, ü If the tibia is missing, and the ankle joint may not have adequately formed, ü Your child's knee and lower leg may be bowed inward, ü The child's lower leg may be curved outward, ü The foot may have fewer than five toes. What Causes Hemimelia? Scientists and doctors do not know precisely why babies are born with Hemimelia...
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