Longitudinal limb deficiencies and the sclerotomes. An analysis of 378 dysmelic malformations induced by thalidomide

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-23

  McCredie, J ^a   Willert, H G ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; THALIDOMIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMBRYOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB MALFORMATION; LONG BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTOME; SENSORY NERVE; SKELETON; TERATOGENESIS; X RAY FILM;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; INFANT; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERATOGENS; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 0032920810     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.81B1.8448     Document Type: Article

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