Vol 60, No 3 (2001)
Original article
Published online: 2001-05-29
The ossification of tarsal bones and distal end of the tibia in human foetus
Folia Morphol 2001;60(3):195-198.
Abstract
The ossification level of tarsal bones and the distal end of the tibia in human foetuses of both sexes from 4 to 9 month gestational age was estimated. Our results show that ossification of the cartilaginous model tarsal bones begins from 6 to 7 months of the gestational age with the appearance of a single ossification point in the ankle bone and two ossification points in the heel bone with the following ossification of the periosteum.
Keywords: human foetusestibial bonetarsal bonesossification
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