HAZE Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 SHANGHAI, China - A 2-month-old Chinese boy was recovering Tuesday after surgery to remove an unusually well-formed third arm.ADVERTISEMENTNeither of the boy's two left arms was fully functional, but surgeons decided to remove the one growing closer to his chest after tests showed it was less developed.Dr. Chen Bochang, the chief surgeon, said the three-hour operation at Shanghai Children's Medical Center went much better than expected."We found the nerves and blood vessels for the arm were formed just as they would be for a normal arm," Chen told reporters.Chen said the baby will require long-term physical therapy to gain function in his remaining hand, which has no palm and flexes in either direction."We're hoping to exchange information with doctors who've dealt with similar cases anywhere in the world," said Chen, head of the orthopedics department at Shanghai Children's Medical Center. "This is so rare that we have virtually no information to go on."Liu's mother said she was relieved the surgery was over but worried for her son's future."I'm very happy but there are some fears that I just can't let go," said the woman, who asked that her name not be used to maintain her privacy. "I worry about how he will grow, whether this will have a big impact on his growth."The parents are farmers from rural Anhui province, west of Shanghai.Chen said doctors don't know what causes such additional limbs, although many speculate they start out as limbs of a conjoined twin that never developed. He ruled out environmental factors such as birth defect-causing pollution, saying that couldn't fully explain similar cases elsewhere.Chen said no reliable figures exist on the frequency of such cases, partly because many fetuses with more than four limbs are aborted or miscarried.In most cases where the fetus survives, it's clear which limb is less developed and should be amputated. Junjie's case was especially rare because both left arms were almost equally developed. He said doctors decided to remove the one closest to the chest because it did not fully extend.Because of shortfalls in China's rural health system, Liu Junjie's mother never received an ultrasound before giving birth, Chen said.Now if I could just get rid of that 3rd leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 I wonder who got to take it home and eat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimk29 Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 I wonder who got to take it home and eat it?some sicko is probably fisting his wife with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 some sicko is probably fisting his wife with it.I was talking about the baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimk29 Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 I was talking about the baby.oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastey Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 oh.i thought you were talking about it too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 at a time when outsourcing is at its highest... the chinese have to go and make three armed babies now... you know many more sneakers this kid can make now? 1/8th the salary 33% more arms! assembly lines will never be the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZE Posted June 6 Author Report Share Posted June 6 at a time when outsourcing is at its highest... the chinese have to go and make three armed babies now... you know many more sneakers this kid can make now? 1/8th the salary 33% more arms! assembly lines will never be the same...You have a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickSlider Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 He would have made a great juggler when he grew up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 when i first saw the pic a few days ago i would've sworn it was photoshopped. now i'll just have to wait for the special on discovery health channel; i so enjoyed "born without a face." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimk29 Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 That kid would have been an ill battle dj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 You all make valid points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Probably would've been a decent drummer as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 oh and I would've def. trained him to be a UFC fighter. He could choke someone and punch him on the side of the head at the same time.He would've been a fucking champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebdead Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 oh.That what I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 oh and I would've def. trained him to be a UFC fighter. He could choke someone and punch him on the side of the head at the same time.He would've been a fucking champion.i like this idea the best.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZE Posted June 7 Author Report Share Posted June 7 He would have been able to whack off and type with 2 hands at the same time.But porn is illegal in China so they chopped his extra arm off.Poor kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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