Short arm and hand deficiency- phocomelia or longitudinal deficiency?

Phocomelia is Greek for ‘seal limb’, a descriptive term for a short, deficient arm (or leg).  I have previously posted on this topic HERE.   For many years, patients with a really short arm were diagnosed with phocomelia as it became a ‘wastebasket’ term for such patients.  However, the term should be used in patients with an […]