Thalidomide related deformity of limbs: Thalidomide is a drug used for morning sickness in pregnant women which is currently banned for use because of its teratogenic effects i.e. severe birth defects in children such as incomplete or abnormal development [michaelbellemore.com]

It was hailed as a "wonder drug" to treat conditions such as insomnia, morning sickness and depression and licensed in the UK in 1958. [theguardian.com]

Taking Thalidomide for morning sickness while pregnant was identified as a cause of limb defects and taken off the market in 1961; however, it is still controversially prescribed for treatment of other conditions. [aboutbirthdefects.org]

Radial clubhand includes a wide spectrum of disorders that encompass absent thumb, thumb hypoplasia, thin first metacarpal and absent radius. [sonoworld.com]