Tuesday, June 06, 2006
I DUNNO, HONEY, THE KID COULDA BEEN QUITE THE JUGGLING ACT ON THE CIRCUIT
SHANGHAI, China (June 6) - A 2-month-old Chinese boy was recovering Tuesday after surgery to remove an unusually well-formed third arm.
Neither 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.
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I COULD THINK OF WORSE WAYS TO SPEND THIS SATURDAY. DON'T MAKE ME.
Come see me play at the Flagstaff Folk Festival this weekend at the Cononino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road!
I'll be on the Art Gallery stage near the end of the day, from 4:50 to 5:20. Then stick around for fellow wierdo Gavan Weiser right after me!
How to get there: Drive to Flagstaff. Head for the Grand Canyon. Shortly after you make the left turn toward the Snow Bowl, you'll start to see signs pointing the way in.
TT
SHANGHAI, China (June 6) - A 2-month-old Chinese boy was recovering Tuesday after surgery to remove an unusually well-formed third arm.
Neither 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.
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I COULD THINK OF WORSE WAYS TO SPEND THIS SATURDAY. DON'T MAKE ME.
Come see me play at the Flagstaff Folk Festival this weekend at the Cononino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road!
I'll be on the Art Gallery stage near the end of the day, from 4:50 to 5:20. Then stick around for fellow wierdo Gavan Weiser right after me!
How to get there: Drive to Flagstaff. Head for the Grand Canyon. Shortly after you make the left turn toward the Snow Bowl, you'll start to see signs pointing the way in.
TT
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