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Title Of Article Chaper
Dorsal tarsal exostoses in leprosy: a palaeopathological and radiological study
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of archaeological science
Volume
15
Pages
51-56
ISSN
0305-4403
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A hypertrophic bone lesion of the dorsal surface of the tarsal bones in leprosy is described. The lesion was first identified in osteoarchaeological material and subsequently recognized in clinical x-radiographs. It is considered to be a sequel of abnormal mechanical stress at the intertarsal joints, resulting from the muscle paralysis of motor neurone involvement in the disease. -- AATA
Keywords
Palaeopathology Leprosy Dorsal tarsal exostoses; Palaeopathology Radiography AATA
pub_id
35123