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Ame Barnbrook was born without arms and only the lower half of her left leg, and three toes. [14] She has a rarer form of phocomelia, meaning all of her limbs are affected. She graduated from the University of Wollongong with a Bachelor of Creative Arts. Barnbrook plays the trumpet with her foot and is a competitive sailor. [14]
There are typically four classes (or types) of PFFD, ranging from class A to class D, as detailed by Aitken. [4] [5]Type A — The femur bone is slightly shorter on the proximal end (near the hip), and the femoral head (the ball of the thigh bone that goes into the hip socket) may not be solid enough to be seen on X-rays at birth, but later hardens (ossifies).
A baby hand affected by amniotic band syndrome. Congenital amputation is birth without a limb or limbs, or without a part of a limb or limbs.. It is known to be caused by blood clots forming in the fetus while in utero (vascular insult) and from amniotic band syndrome: fibrous bands of the amnion that constrict fetal limbs to such an extent that they fail to form or actually fall off due to ...
The latissimus dorsi muscle of the back has several sporadic variations. One particular variant is the existence of the dorsoepitrochlearis or latissimocondyloideus muscle which is a muscle passing from the tendon of the latissimus dorsi to the long head of the triceps brachii. It is notable due to its well developed character in other apes and ...
Hirotada Ototake (born 1976), Japanese sportswriter. Nick Vujicic (born 1982), The founder of Life Without Limbs. [6] A speaker and evangelist from Australia and America. [7] Prince Randian (1871–1934), A Guyanese-born American performer and a famous limbless sideshow performer of the early 1900s, best known for his ability to roll cigarettes ...
Anencephaly is the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development. [1] It is a cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the rostral (head) end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the 23rd and 26th day following conception. [2]
It's a tough and painful road ahead for a Louisiana mother and father who had their worlds turned upside down at one doctor's appointment. Nancy Davis and the father of her children, Sedrick Cole ...
Infant with cloverleaf skull and shortened limbs (likely thanatophoric dysplasia), 1849 Infants with this condition have disproportionately short arms and legs with extra folds of skin. Other signs of the disorder include a narrow chest , small ribs , underdeveloped lungs , and an enlarged head with a large forehead and prominent, wide-spaced eyes.