Table 1.

Demographic data, associated congenital anomalies, limb length discrepancy (LLD) at latest follow-up, the number of lengthenings and the postoperative complications of all patients with fibula hemimelia who underwent limb reconstruction

Patient no.	Age at surgery (years)	Age at last follow-up (years)	Type of hemimelia	No. of rays	Sex	Previous surgeries	No. of surgeries required	Other cong. deformities	LLD at latest follow-up	Complications	No. of lengthenings	1. Knee ROM 2. Knee alignment (at last f/u)	PQLI
1	5	16	1a	5	M		4	Small foot	1.5	Pin track infection, supracondylar femur fracture	4	1. 5–120°	70
												2. Neutral
2	9	19	1a	4	M	Soft tissue release, TA lengthening	4	Syndactyly of toes	2	Pin track infection, knee contacture, valgus angulation of tibia, stress fracture through regenerate, flexion contracture of toes, distal femoral fracture. Delayed union. Bone grafting	2	1. 5–120°	79
												2. 10° Valgus
3	4	8	2	4	F	Soft tissue release, excision of anlage, centralisation of the foot	1		3	Knee contracture	1	1. 0–130°	76
												2. 5° Valgus
4	11	16	2	3	M		3	Hypoplastic lateral femoral condyle	2.3	Knee contracture	1	1. 0–110°	24
												2. Neutral
5	7	17	1a	3	M		4			Pin track infection, knee contracture, ankle equinus, valgus deformity of the knee	2	1. 5–110°	71
												2. 5° Valgus
6	10	13	1a	5	M		1	Rudimentary 3 toe, hypoplasia of lateral femoral condyle, ball and socket ankle	1.5	Ankle equinus	1	1. 0–140°	55
												2. 10° Valgus
7	6	16	2	3	F	Centralisation of foot	6	Anteromedial bowing of tibia, valgus deformity of knee, equinovalgus of foot	2	Pin track infection, osteomyelitis, knee contracture, distal femoral supracondylar fracture	4	1. 10–90°	56
												2. Neutral
8	15	16	1a	4	M		3	Syndactyly of toes, small foot, tarsal coalition, ball and socket ankle	0	Pin track infection	1	1. 5–100°	57
												2. Neutral

Knee contracture was defined as less than 45 degrees of movement