Articles labeled: hemimelia

The parents of a baby boy who was born with a rare condition — missing bones from his arms and legs, must consider total amputation or 8 year long, excrutiating reconstructive surgery which is expensive and painful.

THE parents of a baby boy with a rare condition which could see his legs and an arm amputated, want their brave little boy to be an example to others.
Seven-month-old Cavan Kirkham-MacCallum has hemimelia, which means he was born without crucial bones in his arms and legs.

He is a happy little boy but his future means facing the option of amputation or painful limb reconstruction, which is only available in America and may not be effective.

Cavan’s condition was discovered by his parents, Bernadette and James of Allerton Drive, Burnley, during an ultrasound scan. But so little is known about it that no doctors could give the couple, who have an older son, Joey (6), any real information.