Inca bone

Last revised by Mostafa El-Feky on 29 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Gaillard F, El-Feky M, Al Kabbani A, et al. Inca bone. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5988

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5988

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/5988

rID:

5988

Article created:

3 Apr 2009, Frank Gaillard ◈

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Last revised:

29 Jul 2022, Mostafa El-Feky ◉

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Revisions:

8 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Synonyms:

Inca bones
Preinterparietal bone
Preinterparietal bones
Pre-interparietal bones
Pre-interparietal bone
Os ipactal
Goethe's ossicle
Goethe's ossicles
Goethe ossicle
Goethe ossicles
os Inca

The so-called Inca bone, also known as the preinterparietal bone, os Inca, Goethe's ossicle, and os ipactal is a triangular sutural bone located at the previous site of the posterior fontanelle. It is common and a normal variant. The Inca bone is one of the Wormian bones.