Coalition
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Bell D, Er A, Foster T, et al. Coalition. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74345
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At the time the article was created Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.
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At the time the article was last revised Amanda Er had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
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- Coalitions
- Joint coalition
- Joint coalitions
A coalition is a joining of two bones that are normally discrete 1. It is usually a congenital abnormality. The bridge between the bones is initially fibrous, then gradually becomes cartilaginous, finally ossifying. Symptoms tend to arise as the coalition forms a synostosis, which is usually from 8 to 16 years of age 2,3.
Types
Many rarer coalitions have been reported in the literature.
History and etymology
Coalition is derived from the Latin word 'coalescere' which means to grow together 1.
References
- 1. William Alexander Newman Dorland. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. (2018) ISBN: 9781416023647
- 2. Venugopal Guduri, Mark A. Dreyer. Talocalcaneal Coalition. (2019) Pubmed
- 3. Duan X, Yang L. Treatment of isolated talonavicular coalition: Case report and literature review. (2018) The Journal of international medical research. 46 (12): 5322-5330. doi:10.1177/0300060518810889 - Pubmed
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