TY  - JOUR
A1  - Boelch, S. P.
A1  - Jansen, H.
A1  - Meffert, R. H.
A1  - Frey, S. P.
T1  - Six Sesamoid Bones on Both Feet: Report of a Rare Case
JF  - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
N2  - There is a variation of the total number of distinct bones in the human in the literature. This difference is mainly caused by the variable existence of sesamoid bones. Sesamoid bones at the first MTP are seen regularly. In contrast additional sesamoid bones at the divond to fifth MTP are rare. We report a case of additional sesamoid bones at every metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP) of both feet.
A 22-year-old female Caucasian presented with weight-dependent pain of the divond MTP of the left foot. In the radiographs of both feet additional sesamoid bones at every MTP could be seen. This case reports a very rare variation in human anatomy. A similar case has not been displayed to the academic society and therefore should be acknowledged.
KW  - anatomy
KW  - genetics
KW  - variation
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-126073
VL  - 9
IS  - 8
ER  -