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- Overview
- Prevention
- Images
Short bones in the human body are cubelike -- the length, width, and height measurements are all about the same.
Short bones include the carpal bones (hands, wrist) and tarsal bones (feet, ankles).
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Short bones
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Short bones Prevention
Review Date: 08/10/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
