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Fibula

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Definition: The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones.      Other names Fibulas
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Fibular hypoplasia and complex brachydactyly  0   *Brachydactyly Fibula/abnormalities.
Fibular aplasia ectrodactyly  0   *Brachydactyly Fibula/abnormalities.
Femur fibula ulna syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple Femur/abnormalities Fibula/abnormalities Ulna/abnormalities.
Mesomelic dwarfism Reinhardt Pfeiffer type  0   *Dwarfism *Osteochondrodysplasias Fibula/abnormalities Ulna/abnormalities.
Saito Kuba Tsuruta syndrome  0   *Congenital Abnormalities Fibula/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Ulna/abnormalities.
Kantaputra Gorlin syndrome  0   *Bone Diseases, Developmental *Foot Deformities Fibula/abnormalities Radius/abnormalities Ulna/abnormalities.

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