ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

A Unique Case of Congenital Bilateral Absence of Parietal Bones in a Neonate
Dix, J
Associate professor of pathology and Boone County medical examiner, MO

Dunn, R
Research assistant, Human Identification Laboratory, and professor, University of Missouri, MO

Stout, SD
Research assistant, Human Identification Laboratory, and professor, University of Missouri, MO

(Received 3 March 1990; accepted 5 June 1990)

Abstract

The remains of an unidentified female neonate were discovered in a field in central Missouri. Examination revealed bilateral absence of the parietal bones. A search of the literature describing similar defects suggests that the present case represents a unique condition, described here for the first time.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, musculoskeletal system, parietals, congenital defects

Paper ID: JFS13064J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13064J
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