Polydactyly in the Southwest: Art or Anatomy—A Photo Essay

Rock art in the Four Corners area often includes pictures of hands and feet, which may be representational or symbolic. There is correlation between actual metatarsal bones and carvings of polydactyl feet. No duplicated hand bones have been found, but we postulate petroglyphs of polydactyl hands are...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hand (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-12, Vol.7 (4), p.464-468
Hauptverfasser:	Hirthler, Maureen A., Hutchison, Richard L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Correspondence and Brief Communications Medicine Medicine & Public Health Orthopedics Plastic Surgery Surgery Surgical Orthopedics
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Zusammenfassung:	Rock art in the Four Corners area often includes pictures of hands and feet, which may be representational or symbolic. There is correlation between actual metatarsal bones and carvings of polydactyl feet. No duplicated hand bones have been found, but we postulate petroglyphs of polydactyl hands are a reflection of a real congenital difference.
ISSN:	1558-9447 1558-9455
DOI:	10.1007/s11552-012-9459-4