A possible case of melorheostosis from antiquity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8317691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc A Kelley (Santa Cruz County Office of Education, corresponding author), Karen Lytle (California State University, Sacramento) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 369-374 |
| Publication date | 1995-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330980309 |
| PMID | 8572159 |
| OpenAlex | W2009865404 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 35 |
An unusual case of discontinuous hard tissue hyperostosis is described in a 25‐30–year‐old female dating between 4000 and 5500 BP from northern Chile. This specimen was one of 104 individuals examined from the Morro‐1 site, which is known to represent the Chinchorro culture. The only other reported case from antiquity dates to 500 AD (Lester [1969] J. Bone Joint Surg. [Am.] 49:142–143). A review and comparison of this case to the medical literature supports a diagnosis of melorheostosis. Differential diagnosis is presented with the ruling out of nonspecific manifestations of osteomyelitis/periostitis as the most likely alternative diagnosis. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Differential diagnosis · Hyperostosis · Osteomyelitis · Paleopathology · Pathology · Periostitis · Anatomy · Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders · Hereditary Neurological Disorders · Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions · Medicine · Surgery
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2025 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |