2017年11月28日 · Polymelia is a rare birth defect in which the affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs, usually five or more limbs. In this congenital defect, the extra limb is most...

2024年7月4日 · Polymelia is a birth defect involving limbs, in which the affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs. In humans and most land-dwelling animals, this means having four or more limbs. The extra limb is most commonly shrunken and/or deformed.

Polymelia is an extremely rare congenital defect characterized by one or more supernumerary limbs which can further be categorized as pygomelia, thoracomelia, notomelia, and cephalomelia where the accessory limb is developed and attached …

Polymelia, or congenital duplication of a limb, is an extremely rare entity in humans, with few cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a six-month-old Hispanic boy born with a lower limb bud on the left posterior thigh.

Polymelia (from Greek πολυ- = "many" plus μέλος (plural μέλεα) = "limb") is a birth defect involving limbs (a type of dysmelia), in which the affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs. In humans and most land-dwelling animals, this …

2024年6月24日 · Polymelia (supernumerary limbs) is an extremely rare congenital condition in humans. Because congenital anorectal malformation is a relatively common complication of polymelia and it may require emergency surgery as in the present case, accompanying malformations must be investigated.

Polymelia is the presence of supernumerary limbs attached to a segment of the body. It occurs in about 6/10,000 live births with 1.1/10,000 cases involving the lower limbs. It has a heterogeneous pathogenesis including incomplete separation of monozygotic twins.

2023年1月18日 · Polymelia or accessory limbs is an extremely rare congenital anomaly in humans. 1,2,3 Accessory limbs originating from head, spinal cord, thorax & pelvis is termed as cephalomelia, notomelia, thoracomelia & pyromelia respectively.

2017年11月28日 · Polymelia can be treated by surgically removing the extra limbs. However, complications can occur during the surgery. Q: How common is polymelia? A: Polymelia is an extremely rare birth...

2014年6月12日 · Polymelia, or congenital duplication of a limb, is an extremely rare entity in humans, with few cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a six-month-old Hispanic boy born with a lower limb bud on the left posterior thigh.