Congenital Agenesis of the Tibia Associated with Absence of the Thumb

Ziya  BAYRAKTAROĞLU; Orhan  BÜYÜKBEBECİ; Yavuz COŞKUN

doi:10.58600/eurjther.1998-9-1-2-1451-arch

Authors

Ziya BAYRAKTAROĞLU University of Gaziantep Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Orhan BÜYÜKBEBECİ University of Gaziantep Faculty of Medicine,Department of Orthopedics
Yavuz COŞKUN University of Gaziantep Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther.1998-9-1-2-1451-arch

Keywords:

Agenesis, tibia, thumb

Abstract

A 1½year old boy with congenital agenesis of the tibia associated with absent thumb and equinovarus deformity on the same limb was presented.

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