Frequency of the congenital defect-anomalies of the extremities.

A survey o f the recent increase in f requency o f p h o c o m e l i a based on the number o f cases obse rved at the Univers i ty Cl in ic and Po lyc l i n i c , Muenter, up to the end o f 1961 , is conta ined in this report . A d v i c e to b e given to the parents of afflicted chi ldren is out l ined; and steps necessary for the prosthetic care o f these chi ldren in o rde r to prepare them, as far as possible , for s c h o o l and a profess ion are also presented.