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MAN WITH THREE LEGS

I. S. Smillie 1; and J. H. Murdoch 1

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of St. Andrews

1 . The extraordinary background and circumstances of discovery of a man, aged fifty, the subject of the rare congenital anomaly of posterior dichotomy, taking the form of a hemipelvis and complete lower limb is reported.

2. The appendage is described and illustrated.

3. Investigations and treatment are described and the result illustrated.

4. Reference is made to previous recorded cases in the literature.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General