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Pediatrics Musculo Skeletal Disorders 3e3fd941

Phocomelia is a problem affecting:

A
Long bones
B
Skull bones
C
Carpals
D
Metacarpals
High-Yield Explanation
a. Long bones(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 3423)Phocomelia is a birth defect in which the hands and feet are attached to abbreviated arms & legs. The term comes from phoco (meaning 'seal') & melia (meaning limb'), to indicate that a limb is like a seal's flipper; One of the important cause is exposure of fetus to thalidomide.

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