Un cas d’articulation coraco-claviculaire bilatérale exceptionnelle dans les collections du Musée de l’Homme (Paris, France)

Abstract

The authors present a case of unusual bilateral coraco-clavicular joints from the anthropological collections of the Musée de l’Homme. The articular facets are very large on both the clavicles and scapulae. The morphology of these articular surfaces shows that these are true diarthrosis joints. The articular surfaces of these bilateral coraco-cavicular joints also show signs of osteoarthritis that would have caused pain during certain movements of the upper limbs of Individual 3603.

Keywords

• osteoarthritis
• clavicle
• scapula
• coraco-clavicular joint
• anthropological collection