Accessory Limb with Spina Bifida Occulta
Keywords:
Spina bifida,, Accessory Limb,, HeteropagusAbstract
Congenital accessory limb attached to low back is exceedingly rare anomaly and only few cases have been reported previously (1). The author presents one additional interesting case where spina bifida L4 L5 and S1 was covered by the appendage of accessory limb.
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2. Tanaguchi K, Kurimoto H, Okamura T. Baby with a third leg. J Pediatr Surg 1975; 10: 143-144.
3. Sharma L, Sing R.B, Bargawa J.S, and Sharma V.K Accessory limbs with spinal lesions. Pediatr Surg Int 1991; 6: 227-229.
4. Krishnan A,Chandna S, Misra NK, Gupta AK, Upad-haya P. Accessory limb associated with spina bifida. J pediatric surg 1989; 24: 604-606.
5. Rahilly R. Morphological patterns in limb deficiencies and duplication .Am J Anat 1951; 89: 135-187.
6. Nicholson GW. Studies of tumor formation. Butter-worth London 1950.
7. Chadha R, Bagga D, Malhotra C.J, Dhar A, Kumar A. Accessory Limb Attached to the Back pediatr Surg 1993; 28 (12): 1615-1617.
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