Acheiria

Acheiria refers to absence of one or both hands and can occur in a number of situations, including:

• amniotic band syndrome: particularly if unilateral
• Cornelia de Lange syndrome ¹
• fetal hydantoin syndrome ² 

Epidemiology

Rare defect occurring in 1:65 000 live births.

See also

• absent thumb
• radial ray anomalies