Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: September | Volume: 11 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 178-180
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210927
Congenital Distal Tibiofibular Synostosis - A Case Report
Sreenivas T1
1Department of Orthopedics, Kannur Medical College, PO Anjarakandy, Kannur, Kerala, India
ABSTRACT
Congenital tibiofibular synostosis is the fusion of tibia and fibula since birth. So far there are many reports of congenital proximal tibio fibular synostosis in English literature, but congenital distal tibio fibular synostosis is very rarely described. Imaging studies by means of X rays, CT and MRI are required to rule out osteochondromas arising from distal tibia, fibula and other conditions. If the patient is symptomatic by means of deformity surgical intervention in the form of corrective osteotomy may be considered to prevent alternation of joint biomechanics. We report a rare case of congenital distal tibiofibular synostosis in a 21 year old female presented with complaints of deformity and pain on and off in left lower leg since childhood.
Key words: Congenital; Synostosis; Deformity; Osteochondroma.