High prevalence of tarsal coalitions and tarsal joint variants in a recent cadaver sample and its possible significance

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 411-415

  Ruhli F J ^a   Solomon, L B ^b   Henneberg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Arthritis; Bone; Feet; Frequency; Human; Microevolution

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARSAL BONE; TARSAL COALITION; TARSAL JOINT;

AGED; CADAVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TARSAL JOINTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 17744404160     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10146     Document Type: Article

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