Complex skeletal foot malformation in a Samnite “warrior grave” from Abruzzo, southern Italy (8th–5th century BCE)

This report describes a male skeleton recovered from the Samnite necropolis of Barrea (Abruzzo, 8th–5th century BCE), showing one malformed foot consistent with the diagnosis of unilateral congenital clubfoot associated with tarsal and tarsometatarsal coalitions in the same foot. This finding is par...

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Published in:	International journal of osteoarchaeology Vol. 34; no. 6
Main Author:	Luciani, Stefania
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2024
Subjects:	5th century Abruzzo disability Foot diseases paleopathology Samnites talipes equinovarus tarsal and tarsometatarsal coalitions Italy Abruzzo Italy
ISSN:	1047-482X, 1099-1212
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