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Malformations of the lower limbs are rare and heterogeneous anomalies. To explain the diversity and complexity of these abnormalities, authors introduced the concept of tibial and fibular developmental fields. Defects in these fields are responsible for different malformations, which have been described, to our knowledge, in only one report in the radiology literature. We present a case of a newborn with femoral bifurcation, absent fibulae and talar bones, ankle and foot malformations, and associated atrial septal defect. Our case is an example of defects in both fibular and tibial developmental fields.
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Received: 6 August 1998; Revision received: 26 January 1999; Accepted: 27 January 1999
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Khoury, N., Haddad, M. & Hourani, M. Tibial and fibular developmental fields defects. Eur Radiol 9, 1879–1881 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050940
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