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Paraxial Tibial Hemimelia Wheeless

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Description: - distal end of femur is hypoplastic, tibia is absent, & proximal dislocation of fibular head;
- incidence is 1 in 1 million.
- has a familial inheritance;
- tibial hemimelia may be terminal or intercalary, complete or incomplete.
- 30% percent of cases are bilateral;

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Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Fri Mar 21 2008