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Abstract：
Data from dry bone samples, collected from anatomical or archaeological collections, can improve the knowledge regarding accessory foot bones, including prevalence, size, shape and laterality, that can be useful in disparate fields of research, from medicine to bioarcheology. In the present study, the prevalence of six accessory foot bones (os trigonum, calcaneus secundarium, accessory navicular bone, os vesalianum, os sustentaculum and os intermetatarseum) was assessed in a sample of 486 individuals (226 females, 260 males) from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection (CISC). The most frequent accessory bones are os trigonum (9.9%; 48/485) and calcaneus secundarium (6.0%; 29/486), while the most uncommon is os sustentaculum (0.4%; 2/486). No sex differences were observed. All accessory bones occur more often unilaterally, with the exception of the accessory navicular bone that, in the majority of cases, occurs bilaterally. The unilateral expression of os trigonum, calcaneus secundarium and os vesalianum was mostly in the right foot. The co-occurrence of accessory foot bones was recorded in 1.7% of the individuals (8/486), and the combinations of os trigonum and calcaneus secundarium were the most frequently observed. This research emphasizes the relevance of conducting studies on reference skeletal collections in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of anatomical variations in the foot. This understanding is crucial for accurate diagnoses and successful treatment in clinical settings, as well as for establishing population comparison standards in the fields of bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology.
摘要：
来自干骨样本的数据，从解剖或考古收藏中收集，可以提高有关脚骨附件的知识，包括患病率，尺寸,形状和侧向性，这在不同的研究领域是有用的，从医学到生物考古学。在本研究中,六个附属脚骨的患病率(OsTrigonum，跟骨，附属舟骨，osvesalianum,在486名个体(226名女性，260名男性）来自科英布拉识别骨骼收藏（CISC）。最常见的副骨是三角骨（9.9％；48/485）和跟骨（6.0％；29/486），而最不常见的是OSsustentaculum(0.4%；2/486)。没有观察到性别差异。所有的副骨更经常发生在单侧，除了附属的舟骨，在大多数情况下，双边发生。Os三角的单侧表达，跟骨secundarium和osvesalianum主要在右脚。1.7%的个体(8/486)记录到副脚骨的同时出现，最常见的是三角骨和跟骨的组合。这项研究强调了对参考骨骼集合进行研究的相关性，以便全面了解脚部的解剖变化。这种理解对于临床环境中的准确诊断和成功治疗至关重要。以及建立生物考古学和法医人类学领域的人口比较标准。
