The classification of phocomelia.
We studied 24 patients with 44 phocomelic upper limbs. Only 11 limbs could be grouped in the classification system of Frantz and O' Rahilly. The non-classifiable limbs were further studied and their characteristics identified. It is confirmed that phocomelia is not an intercalary defect.
Tytherleigh-Strong
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Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Hooper
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D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000009:adverse effects
D013792:Thalidomide