3 armed boy to have surgery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5032906.stm

Three-armed boy to have surgery
Jie-jie
Jie-jie cries when his arms are touched
A baby boy born with two left arms is set to undergo surgery to remove one of them in Shanghai.

However, the team at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center are unsure how best to proceed, and have yet to set a date for the operation.

Neither arm is fully functional and tests have so far been unable to determine which was more developed.

The boy, Jie-jie, cries when either of his left arms is touched, but smiles and responds normally to other stimuli.

The arm closer to the body is very slim and is always bent.

The other one is normally shaped but does not move unless it is pulled, and does not have a palm.

It's quite difficult to decide how to do the operation on him
Dr Chen Bochang

Jie-jie, who is in stable condition in the intensive care unit, was born on 1 April at a small hospital in Anhui Province.

He is also reported to have just one kidney, and may have problems that could lead to curvature of the spine.

Dr Chen Bochang, head of the orthopaedics department at Shanghai Children's Medical Center, said: "His case is quite peculiar.

"We have no record of any child with such a complete third arm.

"It's quite difficult to decide how to do the operation on him."

Dr Chen's hospital is one of China's most experienced in dealing with unusual birth defects, including separating conjoined twins.

There is no way that kid is 2 months old in that pic. He looks to be at least like 1 year old 😑

Give it 20 years and this guy will be the world's best drummer.

You heard it here first.

-AC

he is quite a chunky baby i thought that to

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Give it 20 years and this guy will be the world's best drummer.

You heard it here first.

-AC

not quite, since the assumtion is that he doesnt want his third arm.
i fail to see the imminent danger which is forcing them to do it right now.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Give it 20 years and this guy will be the world's best drummer.

You heard it here first.

-AC

😂

Originally posted by PVS
not quite, since the assumtion is that he doesnt want his third arm.
i fail to see the imminent danger which is forcing them to do it right now.

I'd keep it. Imagine the time signatures he'd be able to play in. Phenomenal.

-AC

mmmm tasty evolution

Yes, but, assuming that his arm remains bent, he'd never be able to play on a drumline. His arm would get in the way of the harness.

Yeah, because I was clearly serious.

-AC

What makes you think I was?

well i am serious. if the arms present no threat to the kid's health, why cut it off?

I didn't, it just seemed to be going the way of a debate as to how technically gifted a three armed drummer would be.

I sort of made it as a passing comment. Although maybe if he has it cut off he can donate it to Rick Allen.

-AC

a four arm drummer would be better than a three armed one, symmetry makes things easier

In that case, i would want his autograph from all 3 arms.

It clearly hurts him if he cries everytime one ofthe arms is touched.

If all of his arms hurt, there's clearly a problem elsewhere.

-AC

Jie-Jie, funny.

Originally posted by PVS
well i am serious. if the arms present no threat to the kid's health, why cut it off?

I say put him on a regular diet of painkillers and let him grow up with three arms.

Chopping one off will probably kill the mobility in the arm that's left anyway.

Thats not right.