CARPAL COALITION Flashcards
1
Q
What is a carpal coalition ?
A
The normal fusion of the carpal bones.
2
Q
What can cause a carpal coalition ?
A
One ossification centre fails to differentiate and consequently formed one larger carpal bone or two separate ossification centres has united forming one carpal bone.
3
Q
Where else can a Coalition be seen ?
A
tarsal bones.
