title: [The most ancient case of synostosis of the carpal bones: pyramido-lunate synostosis in La Ferrassie man].
abstract: Re-examining the Neandertal skeleton La Ferrassie II, the authors found a synostosis of the right carpus with fusion of the lunate and the triquetrum. This congenital abnormality had never been noticed before. Reconstruction of the right carpus of the Man of La Ferrassie II is now complete.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Orthopédie, Hôpital Bichat, Paris.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oberlin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakka
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones; D005602:France; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D012667:Lunate Bone; D010164:Paleopathology; D013580:Synostosis / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Le plus ancien cas de synostose du carpe: la synostose pyramido-lunaire de la Ferrassie.