Congenital absence of superficial posterior compartment calf muscles

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Krishna Vemulapalli¹  Saket Tibrewal¹  Faisal Alyas¹ 

[1] Queen’s Hospital$$

关键词: Absence;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s10195-013-0256-9

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Although various congenital abnormalities have been described, congenital absence of calf musculature is extremely rare, with only one report on its complete absence. We are the first to describe a case of congenital absence of muscles of the superficial posterior compartment of the calf presenting in a toddler. The child presented with a history of a painless limp, however no significant difference was found in functional gait analysis. We suggest that such cases should be monitored and parents can be reassured that no immediate treatment is required.

【 授权许可】

Unknown