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Bipartite lunate incidentally noted on radiographs obtained for skeletal age estimation: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Awais Muhammad,
Husen Yousuf,
Rehman Abdul
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/1754-9485.12258
Subject(s) - medicine , lunate , ossification center , carpal bones , radiography , ossification , bone age , radiology , orthodontics , anatomy
Summary Bipartite lunate is a rare congenital anomaly of carpal bones. We present a report of two cases where children referred for determination of skeletal age were incidentally found to have bipartite lunate. In both cases, radiographic appearance of lunate could have been mistaken for secondary centres of ossification in other carpal bones. It is imperative for all radiologists to be aware of this rare congenital anomaly in order to avoid pitfalls in clinical diagnosis.