Congenital Absence of the Ulna with Humeroradial Synostosis in a Prehistoric Skeleton from Moundville, Alabama

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-299

  Mann, Robert W ^a   Thomas, Michael D ^b   Adams, Bradley J ^a  

^a CTR Supporting Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency Partnerships and Innovation Directorate   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Humeroradial synostosis; Prehistoric native american; Skeletal limb deficiencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347027920     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199807/08)8:4<295::AID-OA424>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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