Fibular hemimelia is a congenital deficiency of the fibula associated with other anomalies of the lower limb of difficult treatment. There may be a shortening of the affected limb, and deformities and abnormal positions of the foot. Usually it is associated with equinovalgus deformity of the foot, but there are also cases of clubfoot, as in the case of the child presented in this report. Ponseti´s method was used to correct this deformity, and plantigrade foot was achieved. Although the results are not as good as in idiopathic cases, Ponseti´s method provides many advantages, as a partial correction is achieved, and this will allow a more limited posterior surgery.

Fibular hemimelia is a congenital deficiency of the fibula associated with other anomalies of the lower limb of difficult treatment. There may be a shortening of the affected limb, and deformities and abnormal positions of the foot. Usually it is associated with equinovalgus deformity of the foot, but there are also cases of clubfoot, as in the case of the child presented in this report. Ponseti´s method was used to correct this deformity, and plantigrade foot was achieved. Although the results are not as good as in idiopathic cases, Ponseti´s method provides many advantages, as a partial correction is achieved, and this will allow a more limited posterior surgery.