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Tibia vara caused by focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia: A rare case report.

Fatima ChaitNourrelhouda BahlouliChaymae FarajNidal Mrani AlaouiYacine ZouirechSidi Zouhair El Alami FellousTarik El MadhiNazik AllaliSiham El HaddadLatifa Chat
Published in: SAGE open medical case reports (2024)
Focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia is an uncommon benign bone condition that predominantly affects children and typically leads to varus deformities in the proximal tibia. It was first described by Bell in 1985. The etiology remains unknown and the diagnosis is radiological; biopsy is not necessary. We present a case of a 2-year-old child who presented to our department for a right limb varus deformity caused by focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia.
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