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Fully developed accessory lower limb with tethered cord: Are these two anomalies related?

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Abstract

Background

Spinal dysraphic anomalies may be hidden beneath grotesque cutaneous stigmata, like a fully developed accessory lower limb.

Case description

Authors describe a 4-year-old boy who had socially unacceptable malformation in form of an accessory lower limb, in addition to perfectly normal both lower limbs with underlying low-lying tethered cord. Radiological studies showed underlying tethered cord and dysraphic spinal column.

Conclusion

Successful surgical correction was undertaken along with detethering of cord. The present case asks for evaluation of all cutaneous stigmata over spinal regions in newborns for spinal dysraphic states.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Sandeep Mohindra, Aman Batish, Ninad Ramesh Patil & Manjul Tripathi

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Mohindra, S., Batish, A., Patil, N.R. et al. Fully developed accessory lower limb with tethered cord: Are these two anomalies related?. Childs Nerv Syst 37, 325–328 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04616-4

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