Hemimelia

Classification according to ICD-10
Q71.8	Other reduction defects of the upper extremity (s)
Q72.8	Other reduction defects of the lower extremity (s)
Q73.8	Other reduction defects of unspecified extremity (s)
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Under hemimelia or Longitudinal meromelia refers to a congenital malformation with partial or total absence or significant reduction of the lower part of one or more limbs . The distal parts of the skeleton, i.e. the hand or foot, are also often affected in sections.

frequency

The frequency of hemimelia is given as 1-9: 100,000.

Classification

The names of the individual malformations depend on the affected bone.

• Fibular hemimelia , synonyms: fibular longitudinal meromelia, congenital longitudinal reduction defect of the fibula
• Tibial hemimelia , synonyms: Missing tibia, congenital aplasia and dysplasia of the tibia with intact fibula, congenital longitudinal tibial malformation, tibial longitudinal meromelia
• Radial Hemimelia , Synonyms: Radial Clubhand , Congenital Longitudinal Radius Deficiency, Radial Longitudinal Meromelia
• Ulnar Hemimelia , Synonyms: Ulnar Clubhand, Congenital Longitudinal Ulnad Deficiency, Ulnar Longitudinal Meromelia

literature

• F. Hefti: Children's orthopedics in practice. Springer 1998, ISBN 3-540-61480-X .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hemimelia. In: Orphanet (Rare Disease Database).
2. ↑ Hemimelia, fibular. In: Orphanet (Rare Disease Database).
3. ^ Tibial hemimelia. In: Orphanet (Rare Disease Database).
4. ↑ Hemimelia, radial. In: Orphanet (Rare Disease Database).
5. ↑ Hemimelia, ulnar. In: Orphanet (Rare Disease Database).

See also

• Acromelia
• Dysmelia
• Phocomelia

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