A7-month-old Chineseboywas bornwithatailabout7inchesandhis motherbegsdoctorstohelptoddlerto fixthisdisorderis known as"spina bifida". "I haveaskedsurgeonstoremovethetail, butthey told usthatit is notso easy," saidthe boy'smother. HuangChuanpingdoctorexplained: "If we wait, the tail will growback. It shouldfixthe backbonein order tostopthe growthof the tail.