Abstract

The global birth prevalence of congenital malformations is about 2-3%. Congenital heart defects are the most common followed by the limb anomalies. Congenital limb deficiencies have many causes and often occur as a component of various congenital syndromes. During routine examination of a foetus of 18 weeks gestation obtained for foetal repository in the department of anatomy, some atypical limb anomalies were noted on gross examination which were further evaluated by detailed dissection. This case was identified to be a case of unilateral fibular hemimelia with tibial bone spur and oligodactyly in the same limb. The knowledge of such atypical anomalies is of tremendous clinical relevance for radiologists, obstreticians, paediatricians, paediatric surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons who need to be aware about the presence of such defects at this gestational age for its timely detection, appropriate counselling of parents and timely intervention for surgical planning.

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