A cute little baby girl who was born with three limbs has successfully undergone a surgical operation to remove the third limb which grew from her spinal cord.

The third limb was caused by a rare condition known as Polymelia which occur in one in a million birth. In her case, the third limb grew prominently attached to the spinal cord.

A cute little baby girl who was born with three limbs has successfully undergone a surgical operation to remove the third limb which grew from her spinal cord.

The third limb was caused by a rare condition known as Polymelia which occur in one in a million birth. In her case, the third limb grew prominently attached to the spinal cord.

However, Doctors at the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Delhi, were able to successfully amputate the unwanted third leg at the end of last month.

Before then, the parents had become scared because of the defect and had even named her "Ganesh"- a Hindu god with an elephant head who is normally depicted with four legs.

There are just few known cases of this rare condition around the world and most of the cases are surprisingly from Asia, notably India and Pakistan who are neighbours.

Nevertheless known cases cut across all parts of the world.

In 2014, the case of an Indian boy who was born with three arms was reported. In his case, his right arm was in the normal palce, but two arms developed on the left side. The extra limb was successfully removed.

Also in 2012, a girl from Pakistan was reported as having been born with a thirm arm due to the rare defect. The extra arm was also removed surgically with success at just 4 years of age.

In 2005, a baby girl named Destiny was born with a fully formed extra leg in Detroit as a result of a conjoined twin not fully developing in the womb.

In March 2006, a baby boy identified only as Jie-jie was born in Shanghai with a fully formed third arm.

In July 2007 a child was born with four legs at the Lebowakgomo hospital outside Polokwane in South Africa.

The most well known case of this rarity was Lakshmi Tatma, also from India, who was born with eight limbs. A parasitic twin who had stopped developing and died in the womb was attached to her body. Doctors were also able to remove the extra limbs in 2007.

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Interesting. If it was in Nigeria, it would have been a different story. All the doctors we have here are quacks and useless.

Why these abnormalities occurred?

Here in Nigeria she would have been abandoned or called a witch.