Extreme case of bilateral talipes equinovarus from archaeological records
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The main purpose of this study was to describe the nature of presented feet deformity, reconstruct the morphology of the feet, offer differential diagnosis and also describe the changes, possibly connected with the deformity. An almost complete skeletal remains of an adult female from slavic burial site Pagan field (Pohansko near Břeclav) show malformed feet bones. Bones of the feet and tibie present different state of deformation which are the most probably consistent with the diagnosis of bilateral talipes equinovarus. Thanks to the good preservation and the completeness of the bones of the lower limb is possible to study changes of almost whole lower limb (e.g. position of articular facets). Skeletal remains of this individual can provide the possibility to study development of the congenital deformity in an untreated individual. |
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