title: Bipartite lunate incidentally noted on radiographs obtained for skeletal age estimation: A report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Awais
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Yousuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Husen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Sindh, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-7810
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rehman
mesh_terms: D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male
keywords: bipartite lunate; bone age measurement; carpal bones radiography; lunate bone abnormality