Fletcher I
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1980 May(148):18-25.
Thalidomide-induced deformities, affecting some 400 British children, caused various combinations of malformations. Classified by type of defect and whether confined to upper and/or lower limbs, the malformations can be treated on a radional basis. The treatment from infancy to the present time includes the fitting of carbon dioxide gas-powered upper limb prostheses, initially in their simplest form and finally in the most sophisticated form. For a baby with bilateral lower phocomelia, a special "sitting socket" was devised to enable sitting in an upright position. When each child was about 12 to 15 months of age, extension protheses were supplied and the effects on walking when upper limbs are malformed or absent were noted. The methods of achieving personal independence and developing constructive youngests' pastimes are important. One patient was so well rehabilitated that she was able to marry and start a healthy family.
沙利度胺导致的畸形影响了约400名英国儿童，造成了各种畸形组合。根据缺陷类型以及是否仅限于上肢和/或下肢进行分类，这些畸形可以在常规基础上进行治疗。从婴儿期至今的治疗包括安装以二氧化碳气体为动力的上肢假肢，最初是最简单的形式，最终是最复杂的形式。对于患有双侧下肢短肢畸形的婴儿，设计了一种特殊的“坐姿承窝”，以便能坐直。当每个孩子大约12至15个月大时，提供伸展假肢，并记录上肢畸形或缺失时对行走的影响。实现个人独立和培养有建设性的青少年消遣方式很重要。有一名患者康复得非常好，以至于能够结婚并组建一个健康的家庭。
