Paradoxical bilateral asymmetry in bone size and bone mass in the hand
- 31 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 45 (2) , 209-210
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330450207
Abstract
Among 227 chronic renal disease patients, micrometer caliper radiogrammetric measurements of the second metacarpal at midshaft showed the right metacarpal to be larger (with greater bone area) and with a greater cortical area than the left second metacarpal, both in 208 right-handed individuals and in 19 left-handed individuals. This direction of asymmetry was individually characteristic of the majority of individuals, whether right-handed, left-handed or ambidextrous.Keywords
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