Rudimentary third lower limb in association with spinal dysraphism: Two cases.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21124687.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/0019-5413.30530 and PMC identifier 2981900.
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Abstract
Spinal dysraphism is a common congenital anomaly with many associated variants. One of the rarest associated findings is a full grown or rudimentary third limb, collectively called Tripagus. We present two cases of spinal dysraphism with rudimentary third limb arising from the ilium.