Complete supernumerary leg in association with mesodermal abnormalities - a 16-year follow-up and literature review.
A male with a complete third leg in association with genito-urinary, anorectal, and colonic defects and an Arnold-Chiari malformation is described at birth and at 16 years of age following surgery. A short review of similar cases over the last century is presented and reference made to reported induction of similar abnormalities in vertebrates.
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, OX3 7LD, Oxford, UK.
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Chitnavis
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Lawson