raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:93322

Isolated tibial hemimelia

Synonyms: Isolated congenital absence of tibia · Isolated congenital aplasia and dysplasia of the tibia with intact fibula · Isolated congenital longitudinal deficiency of the tibia · Isolated tibial longitudinal meromelia

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, Not applicable
Age of onset
Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare congenital limb formation characterized by partial or complete absence of the tibia with a relatively intact fibula.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enIsolated tibial hemimeliaIsolated congenital absence of tibia · Isolated congenital aplasia and dysplasia of the tibia with intact fibula · Isolated congenital longitudinal deficiency of the tibia · Isolated tibial longitudinal meromelia
frHémimélie tibiale isoléeAbsence isolée congénitale de tibia · Aplasie et dysplasie isolée du tibia avec péroné intact · Déficit isolé congénital longitudinal du tibia · Méromélie tibiale longitudinale isolée
deTibia-Hemimelie, isolierteIsolierte kongenitale Aplasie und Dysplasie der Tibia mit intakter Fibula · Isolierte tibiale longitudinale Meromelie · Isoliertes angeborenes Fehlen des Schienbeines · Tibiafehlbildung, isolierte kongenitale longitudinale
esHemimelia tibial aisladaAplasia congénita aislada y displasia de la tibia con peroné intacto · Ausencia congénita aislada de la tibia · Deficiencia longitudinal congénita aislada de la tibia · Meromelia longitudinal tibial aislada
itEmimelia tibiale IsolataAplasia e displasia congenita isolata della tibia con perone intatto · Assenza della tibia congenita isolata · Deficit longitudinale congenito isolato della tibia · Meromelia tibiale longitudinale isolata
nlGeïsoleerde hemimelie van tibiaGeïsoleerde congenitale afwezigheid van tibia · Geïsoleerde congenitale aplasie en dysplasie van tibia met intacte fibula · Geïsoleerde congenitale longitudinale deficiëntie van tibia · Geïsoleerde hemimelie van scheenbeen · Geïsoleerde tibiale longitudinale meromelie
ptHemimelia tibial isoladaAplasia e displasia da tíbia com fíbula intacta isolada congénita · Ausência de tíbia isolada congénita · Deficiência longitudinal da tíbia isolada congénita · Meromelia tibial longitudinal isolada
plIzolowana hemimelia strzałkowaBrak kości piszczelowej · Wrodzona aplazja i dysplazja kości piszczelowej z prawidłową kością strzałkową · Wrodzone skrócenie kości piszczelowej
csTibiální hemimelieVrozená absence tibie · Vrozená aplázie a dysplázie tibie s intaktní fibulou · Vrozený longitudinální deficit tibie · Tibiální longitudinální meromelie
ukІзольована гемімелія великогомілкової кісткиІзольована вроджена відсутність великогомілкової кістки · Ізольована вроджена аплазія та дисплазія великогомілкової кістки з інтактною малогомілковою кісткою · Ізольована вроджена поздовжня вада великогомілкової кістки · Ізольована великогомілкова поздовжня меромелія
zh胫侧半肢畸形先天性胫骨发育不全和发育不良伴腓骨完整
trTibial hemimeliTibianın doğumsal yokluğu · Tibial longitudinal meromeli · Tibianın doğumsal longitudinal eksikliği · Sağlam fibulalı tibianın doğumsal aplazisi ve displazisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM275220Evalidated
ICD-10Q72.5Especificvalidated
ICD-11LB9A.1Especificvalidated
MONDO0010144Evalidated
MeSHC535563Evalidated
UMLSC5925046Evalidated
GARD8707Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
GLI3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:4319ENSG000001065711652407p14.1GLI family zinc finger 326791356[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-9 / 1 000 0000.1 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated16224672[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.1 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

33 annotations · validated 2019-10-16
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0009556Absent tibia
HP:0001762Talipes equinovarus
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006380Knee flexion contracture
HP:0004987Mesomelic leg shortening
HP:0001171Split hand
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0012386Absent hallux
HP:0003974Absent radius
HP:0010037Aplasia of the 2nd metacarpal
HP:0010043Aplasia of the 4th metacarpal
HP:0010554Cutaneous finger syndactyly
HP:0001849Foot oligodactyly
HP:0001385Hip dysplasia
HP:0006460Increased laxity of ankles
HP:0001840Metatarsus adductus
HP:0012165Oligodactyly
HP:0030032Partial absence of foot
HP:0010442Polydactyly
HP:0005892Proximal tibial and fibular fusion
HP:0004059Radial club hand
HP:0006426Rudimentary to absent tibiae
HP:0005736Short tibia
HP:0001839Split foot
HP:0001159Syndactyly
HP:0008368Tarsal synostosis
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0000062Ambiguous genitalia
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0002673Coxa valga
HP:0000028Cryptorchidism
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0002937Hemivertebrae
HP:0002827Hip dislocation
HP:0000047Hypospadias
HP:0002475Myelomeningocele

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 26791356[PMID]_31078790[PMID]_27277586[PMID]_27909860[PMID]

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