Imaging features of lower limb malformations above the foot - 07/09/15
Abstract |
Lower limb malformations are generally isolated or sporadic events. However, they are sometimes associated with other anomalies of the bones and/or viscera in patients with constitutional syndromes or disorders of the skeleton. This paper reviews the main imaging features of these abnormalities, which generally exhibit a broad spectrum. This paper focuses on several different bone malformations: proximal focal femoral deficiency, congenital short femur and femoral duplication for the femur, tibial hemimelia (aplasia/hypoplasia of the tibia) and congenital bowing for the tibia, fibular hemimelia (aplasia/hypoplasia) for the fibula, and aplasia, hypoplasia and congenital dislocation for the patella.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Congenital morphological abnormalities of the lower limb, Femur, Tibia, Fibula, Patella
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Vol 96 - N° 9
P. 901-914 - septembre 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.