title: Musculoskeletal problems in the separation of ischiopagus tetrapus twins.
abstract: A pair of ischiopagus tetrapus twins were successfully separated in Calcutta in 1986. The gastrointestinal tracts were separated at a preliminary operation, and the definitive operation was performed 3 months later. Four iliac osteotomies, division of symphysis pubes, and reconstruction of individual pelves with dissection and separation of pelvic organs alloted to individual twins were the procedures performed in the definitive operation. The musculoskeletal results have been excellent in the present case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Vivekanada Institute of Medical Sciences, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Mazumder
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakroborty
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deb Maulik
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D010027:Osteotomy; D010388:Pelvis / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014428:Twins, Conjoined / Q000601:surgery*