What is Fibular Hemimelia?

• A congenital "fluke" that caused my daughter's tibia to be shorter than "normal" so it causes her her left leg to be shorter than her right leg and her left foot to be smaller than her right foot.
• Per The Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO) Fibular Hemimelia is a "Congenital shortening of the tibia. It is often associated with partial or complete absence of the smaller adjacent fibula bone."
• Per the Fibular Hemimelia Support & Information site: "Fibular Hemimelia is described as a congenital partial or complete absence of the fibula. Most of the time it is associated with other lower limb anomalies which could include the femur, knee, tibia, ankle and/or foot. The most pronounced problem is that of a shortened tibia and poor ankle structure.  Currently there is no known cause of FH although some theories have been proposed. It is not considered to be genetic."