What is fibular hemimelia?

Fibular hemimelia is the malformation (shortening or absence) of the long bone of the lower extremity; the smaller of the 2 long bones that extends from the knee to the ankle.

How do members experience fibular hemimelia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with fibular hemimelia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for fibular hemimelia*

Who has fibular hemimelia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 2
50s 0
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 1

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What is fibular hemimelia?

Fibular hemimelia is the malformation (shortening or absence) of the long bone of the lower extremity; the smaller of the 2 long bones that extends from the knee to the ankle.



Common symptoms reported by people with fibular hemimelia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for fibular hemimelia

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Compare treatments taken by people with fibular hemimelia

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Who has fibular hemimelia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 0 say fibular hemimelia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 2
50s 0
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 1

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 2
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from fibular hemimelia patients who have completed their condition history
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