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Congenital absence of the ulna with humeroradial synostosis in a prehistoric skeleton from Moundville, Alabama
Author(s) -
Mann Robert W.,
Thomas Michael D.,
Adams Bradley J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199807/08)8:4<295::aid-oa424>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - synostosis , ulna , prehistory , indulgence , paleopathology , history , medicine , archaeology , anatomy , philosophy , theology
Abstract An archaeologically‐derived example of congenital absence of the ulna and humeroradial synostosis in a prehistoric North American adult female from Moundville, Alabama is presented. That a physically deformed individual could survive to adulthood attests to her ability to physically adjust to the handicap, as well as society's acceptance, support, or at the very least its indulgence, of persons with potentially crippling deformities. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.