Human tail and limb defects: A short tale of a long tail

A human tail is a congenital, caudal, cutaneous appendage, which usually arises from the tip of the coccyx or it is a finger-like protrusion at the lumbosacral region. It usually indicates the presence of an underlying occult spinal dysraphism. Herein, the authors report a rare case of a human tail,...

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Main Authors: Balike Krishna Praveen (Author), Kallekkattu Dipu (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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