Tibial hemimelia is a rare anomaly characterized by deficiency of the tibia with relatively intact fibula. Jones et al. (1978) classified the anomaly into 4 types according to radiologic criteria. It may present as an isolated anomaly or be associated with a variety of skeletal and extraskeletal malformations. Tibial hemimelia may also constitute a part of a more complicated malformation complex or syndrome, such as the Gollop-Wolfgang complex (228250) and triphalangeal thumb-polysyndactyly syndrome (see 174500 and 188740) (Matsuyama et al., 2003).
McKay et al. (1984) reviewed syndromes of congenital defects in which tibial hemimelia is a feature. [from
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