PHOCOMELIA

1. Isolated.

o Idiopathic (most cases).

o Amniotic band syndrome.

2. Thalidomide.

3. Roberts-SC phocomelia.

4. TAR syndrome.

5. Grebe syndrome.

Phocomelia	Proximal reduction with distal parts attached to trunk. The extremities resemble those of a seal. Typically the hands and feet are present (they may be normal or abnormal), but the intervening arms and legs are absent.
Hemimelia	Absence of distal parts.
Amelia	Absence of limbs.

• Symmetrical or asymmetrical.
• Varying degrees with any part of the extremity.