Case report 666. Bipartite medial sesamoid below the head of the first metatarsal, a developmental variant.

Walling, A K; Ogden, J A · Skeletal Radiol · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A specimen of a bipartite sesamoid bone revealed anatomic cartilaginous continuity in the presence of radiographic osseous discontinuity. Hyaline cartilage present between the two ossific foci strongly supported the bipartite ossification process as a developmental variation.

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Anatomy