Analysis of pathology and activity‐related changes to the patellae of individuals from Tell Abraq
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna J Osterholtz (0000-0002-8437-9147, Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures Mississippi State University Mississippi State Mississippi USA, corresponding author), Ryan P Harrod (0000-0002-4247-818X, Department of Anthropology University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska USA), D Shane Miller (0000-0003-2654-0569, Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures Mississippi State University Mississippi State Mississippi USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 294-302 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.2739 |
| OpenAlex | W2913787323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
The examination of comingled ossuary collections creates unique analytical issues as bones are rarely articulated, requiring that the skeletal elements be examined on an individual basis. A result is that the estimation of crucial demographic information like age at death and sex becomes problematic and attempts to ascertain this information involve a high degree of error. Bearing these issues in mind, however, the focus of this project is to identify and interpret signs of osteoarthritis, osteochondritis dissecans, and osteochondral fracturing, as well as to score for the presence and degree of musculoskeletal markers, on patellae from the ossuary at Tell Abraq. A secondary goal of this project was to utilize the patellae to elicit both estimations of minimum number of individuals and the ratio of sex within the population. Preliminary results indicate a high prevalence of osteoarthritis, osteochondritis dissecans, and enchondral fracture that was not correlated to estimated sex. This lack of correlation may be due to several factors, including difficulty in sex estimation based on metric analysis of a single element, a skewed sex distribution, or an actual lack of correlation. Regardless of the difficulties of estimating sex in a comingled collection, it seems clear that both men and women were exposed to conditions that fostered the development of osteoarthritis and that trauma to the knee was a common occurrence for those ultimately interred in the ossuary
Alternative medicine · Environmental health · Estimation · Osteoarthritis · Osteochondritis · Osteochondritis dissecans · Pathology · Population · Demography · Hip disorders and treatments · Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies · Medicine · Sports injuries and prevention · Surgery
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