Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2002, 197 (4)

Case Report

Bilateral Congenital Diastasis of the Inferior Tibiofibular Joint

DAVUT KESKIN

Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Erzurum, Turkey

Bilateral congenital inferior tibiofibular diastasis is an extremely rare anomaly of unknown etiology. A few cases have been reported previously. The author presents a case in which bilateral tibiofibulotalar arthrodesis was performed.

Keywords —— tibiofibular diastasis; tibial hypoplasia; congenital anomaly

© 2002 Tohoku University Medical Press

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Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2002, 197, 239-242

Address for reprints: Dr. Davut Keskin, Ataturk Universitesi Lojmanlari, 45. Blok, No. 4, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.

e-mail: keskind@atauni.edu.tr