Paralympian swimmer Jessica Long was born with bilateral fibular hemimelia, a congenital shortening or absence of the fibula. If you watched any of the Tokyo Olympics, you were no doubt moved by a ...
Patients who lose a part of their jaw—whether from injury, infection, disease, or as a side effect of cancer treatment—can have the missing jawbone replaced through reconstruction. But most are left ...
People with fibular hemimelia are born with certain leg deformities or abnormalities. If your child has fibula hemimelia, they might have trouble walking or standing and will need medical treatments ...