The upper
extremities consisted of perfect shoulder joints, but only 1/4 of
each humerus was present. Both sides showed evidences of
amputation, the cicatrix on the right side being 1 inch long and
on the left 1/4 inch long. The right lower limb was merely a
fleshy corpuscle 3/4 inch wide and 1/4 inch long; to the
posterior edge was attached a body resembling the little toe of a
newly-born infant. On the left side the limb was represented by a
fleshy corpuscle 1 inch long and 1/4 inch in circumference,
resembling the great toe of an infant. There was no history of
shock or injury to the mother. The child presented by the breech,
and by the absence of limbs caused much difficulty in diagnosis.
The three stages of labor were one and one-half hours, forty-five
minutes, and five minutes, respectively. The accompanying
illustration shows the appearance of the limbs at the time of
report.
Figure 10 represents a negro boy, the victim of intrauterine
amputation, who learned to utilize his toes for many purposes.
The illustration shows his mode of holding his pen.
There is an instance reported in which a child at full term was
born with an amputated arm, and at the age of seventeen the stump
was scarcely if at all smaller than the other.
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