## Abstract Osteological examination of a 9^th^β11^th^ century skeleton from Black Gate Cemetery, NewcastleβuponβTyne, reveals Madelung's deformity of both forearms and shortened stature due to reduced tibial length. These are indicative of dyschondrosteosis, a genetically transmitted mild form of
Congenital absence of the patella in an Anglo-Saxon skeleton
β Scribed by P. Patrick; T. Waldron
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1047-482X
- DOI
- 10.1002/oa.668
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