Congenital Short limb - CHU Sainte-Justine - SAAC
Congenital Short limb - CHU Sainte-Justine - SAAC
Congenital Short limb - CHU Sainte-Justine - SAAC
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Coventry/Johnson<br />
– Type I: partial, unilateral absence of the fibula<br />
• (Limb salvage likely appropriate)<br />
– Type II: (nearly) completely absent fibula<br />
• (Syme/Boyd amputation appropriate)<br />
– Type III: associated anomalies or bilateral<br />
• (Foot correction prn; no LLD)<br />
JBJS 34(A), 1952