Congenital absence of the fibula
- Congenital absence of the fibula
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Congenital absence of the fibula is a congenital disorder where in one or both legs there is a fibrous band instead of the fibula. The result tends to be:
- Short deformed leg
- Absence of part of the ankle joint, and what is left is unstable; the foot has an equinovalgus deformity
- Absence of part of the foot
Sometimes the foot can be brought into normal function; sometimes it must be amputated.
South African Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was born with this disorder, and both his legs were amputated at mid-shin at the age of 11 months.
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