Arthritic lesions and congenital fusion in foot bones of Panochthus sp. (Xenarthra, Cingulata)

ABSTRACT A set of lesions are re-described and new pathological findings in foot bones of Panochthus sp. (Xenarthra, Cingulata) are presented. The material reexamined in fact presents enthesiophytes instead of osteoartrithis, as previously interpreted. Furthermore, Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition D...

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Main Authors: FERNANDO HENRIQUE DE S. BARBOSA, KLEBERSON DE O. PORPINO, BRUCE M. ROTHSCHILD, UIARA G. CABRAL, LILIAN P. BERGQVIST
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017005011108&lng=en&tlng=en