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Case 1. Baby boy with hemimelia. Photograph at age 5 months shows left upper limb hemimelia, shortened left upper limb, malrotated elbow, and three-fingered left hand.
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This limb was mal-rotated with the elbow being anterior and the cubit posteriorly (Fig. 1).
Case 1. Baby boy with hemimelia. (A-B) Radiographs show left upper limb ulnar hemimelia. There is a normal right upper limb but complete absence of the left ulna. There is radiohumeral synostosis and a three-fingered hand.
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Radiographs (Fig. 2) showed left upper limb micromelia.
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Case 2. Baby boy with hemimelia. Photograph of at age 3 months shows left upper limb hemimelia, elbow webbing in fixed hyperflexion, and a two-fingered left hand.
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However, fixed elbow flexion, anterior cubital webbing, and one metacarpal with two-fingered hand in this case characterized the left limb deformity (Figure 3, Figure 4).
Case 2. Baby boy with hemimelia. (A-B) Radiographs show left upper limb ulnar hemimelia. Note the normal right upper limb and complete absence of the left ulna, with fixed flexion deformity of the elbow, mono metacarpal and a two-fingered hand wth ulnar ray deficiency.
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However, fixed elbow flexion, anterior cubital webbing, and one metacarpal with two-fingered hand in this case characterized the left limb deformity (Figure 3, Figure 4).