Célia Lopes
Biographic Data
| ID | 3779405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Célia Lopes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Célia |
| FAMILY NAME | Lopes |
| SIGNATURE | LOPES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Research in Anthropology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7408-680X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Physical Impairment and Care Estimation in Medieval Estremoz (Portugal): A Bioarchaeological Perspective
This study aims to compare diet and skeletal health indicators between individuals with varying degrees of physical impairment and the general adult population from medieval Estremoz, Portugal, to assess their health status and their survival outcomes. Skeletal remains from 41 male adult individuals, including 8 with physical impairments and 33 from the general population, were analyzed. The impairment of these individuals was described, and thei…
Variability of lesions and lesion patterns in possible treponematosis cases: Insights from an archaeological site in Tomar, Portugal
The findings indicate considerable variation in the lesions and lesion patterns associated with treponematosis, even within the same archaeological site. The radiocarbon data implies the presence of pre-Columbian treponemal disease or a rapid progression to the tertiary phase of the disease. This study represents the oldest cases of treponematosis in Portugal and the only one with more than one individual affected from the same archaeological sit…
Syphilis in Coimbra at the beginning of the 20th century. The importance of hospital records for the study of the disease
Syphilis is a chronic sexually or congenitally transmitted infection, with a well-documented clinical past, having been one of the major public health problems in Europe. In Portugal, there is a lack of data regarding the number of individuals infected by syphilis, or even about the characteristics of the disease and the infected people, in past official statistics. Hence, the main purpose of this study was to appraisal some of these omissions in…
Differentiating between rhinosinusitis and mastoiditis surgery from postmortem medical training: A study of two identified skulls and hospital records from early 20th century Coimbra, Portugal
Severe vertebral collapse in a juvenile from the graveyard (13th/14th-19th centuries) of the São Miguel church (Castelo Branco, Portugal): Differential Palaeopathological Diagnosis
Diseases that culminate into vertebral collapse are of intricate diagnosis both in palaeopathology and modern clinical practice. When analysing human skeletal remains from the archaeological record this difficulty is amplified due to the absence of complementary medical diagnostic information. This is especially evident when the distinction between tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis is intended. Taking into consideration this challenging task a…
Hip fractures in the Portuguese archaeological record
Fractures are ubiquitous in the archaeological record but the majority of these are the consequence of a traumatic incident and do not reflect any loss of strength inherent to the bone. So-called \nfragility fractures, particularly hip fractures, are considered uncommon occurrences in skeletal populations from the past. Nevertheless, evidence of this type of fracture in the archaeological record is \nincreasing. A methodical search for possible h…
A 14th-17th century osteoporotic hip fracture from the Santa Clara-a-Velha Convent in Coimbra (Portugal)
Osteoporosis is an evocative term for a metabolic disorder characterized by loss of bone mass and organization, which predisposes to fracture. The clinical consequences of osteoporosis lie in the problems associated with it, specifically hip, Colles and vertebral fractures. We present here an extracapsular fracture of the proximal femur in an aged female skeleton from the Santa Clara-a-Velha Monastery (14th-17th centuries) in Coimbra, Portugal. T…
Saúde e Educação: "Um encontro de saberes para a implementação do projeto "Saúde e Prevenção nas Escolas
do solo superficial na rea habitada, os exames de seguimento mostraram 79% das crianas com reduo de plumbemia e 7,5% com nveis 10g/dl
Hip fractures in the Portuguese archaeological record
Fractures are ubiquitous in the archaeological record but the majority of these are the consequence of a traumatic incident and do not reflect any loss of strength inherent to the bone. So-called \nfragility fractures, particularly hip fractures, are considered uncommon occurrences in skeletal populations from the past. Nevertheless, evidence of this type of fracture in the archaeological record is \nincreasing. A methodical search for possible h…
Severe vertebral collapse in a juvenile from the graveyard (13th/14th-19th centuries) of the São Miguel church (Castelo Branco, Portugal): Differential Palaeopathological Diagnosis
Diseases that culminate into vertebral collapse are of intricate diagnosis both in palaeopathology and modern clinical practice. When analysing human skeletal remains from the archaeological record this difficulty is amplified due to the absence of complementary medical diagnostic information. This is especially evident when the distinction between tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis is intended. Taking into consideration this challenging task a…
A 14th-17th century osteoporotic hip fracture from the Santa Clara-a-Velha Convent in Coimbra (Portugal)
Osteoporosis is an evocative term for a metabolic disorder characterized by loss of bone mass and organization, which predisposes to fracture. The clinical consequences of osteoporosis lie in the problems associated with it, specifically hip, Colles and vertebral fractures. We present here an extracapsular fracture of the proximal femur in an aged female skeleton from the Santa Clara-a-Velha Monastery (14th-17th centuries) in Coimbra, Portugal. T…
Saúde e Educação: "Um encontro de saberes para a implementação do projeto "Saúde e Prevenção nas Escolas
do solo superficial na rea habitada, os exames de seguimento mostraram 79% das crianas com reduo de plumbemia e 7,5% com nveis 10g/dl
Hip fractures in the Portuguese archaeological record
Fractures are ubiquitous in the archaeological record but the majority of these are the consequence of a traumatic incident and do not reflect any loss of strength inherent to the bone. So-called \nfragility fractures, particularly hip fractures, are considered uncommon occurrences in skeletal populations from the past. Nevertheless, evidence of this type of fracture in the archaeological record is \nincreasing. A methodical search for possible h…
A 14th-17th century osteoporotic hip fracture from the Santa Clara-a-Velha Convent in Coimbra (Portugal)
Osteoporosis is an evocative term for a metabolic disorder characterized by loss of bone mass and organization, which predisposes to fracture. The clinical consequences of osteoporosis lie in the problems associated with it, specifically hip, Colles and vertebral fractures. We present here an extracapsular fracture of the proximal femur in an aged female skeleton from the Santa Clara-a-Velha Monastery (14th-17th centuries) in Coimbra, Portugal. T…
Severe vertebral collapse in a juvenile from the graveyard (13th/14th-19th centuries) of the São Miguel church (Castelo Branco, Portugal): Differential Palaeopathological Diagnosis
Diseases that culminate into vertebral collapse are of intricate diagnosis both in palaeopathology and modern clinical practice. When analysing human skeletal remains from the archaeological record this difficulty is amplified due to the absence of complementary medical diagnostic information. This is especially evident when the distinction between tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis is intended. Taking into consideration this challenging task a…
Differentiating between rhinosinusitis and mastoiditis surgery from postmortem medical training: A study of two identified skulls and hospital records from early 20th century Coimbra, Portugal
Syphilis in Coimbra at the beginning of the 20th century. The importance of hospital records for the study of the disease
Syphilis is a chronic sexually or congenitally transmitted infection, with a well-documented clinical past, having been one of the major public health problems in Europe. In Portugal, there is a lack of data regarding the number of individuals infected by syphilis, or even about the characteristics of the disease and the infected people, in past official statistics. Hence, the main purpose of this study was to appraisal some of these omissions in…
Physical Impairment and Care Estimation in Medieval Estremoz (Portugal): A Bioarchaeological Perspective
This study aims to compare diet and skeletal health indicators between individuals with varying degrees of physical impairment and the general adult population from medieval Estremoz, Portugal, to assess their health status and their survival outcomes. Skeletal remains from 41 male adult individuals, including 8 with physical impairments and 33 from the general population, were analyzed. The impairment of these individuals was described, and thei…
Variability of lesions and lesion patterns in possible treponematosis cases: Insights from an archaeological site in Tomar, Portugal
The findings indicate considerable variation in the lesions and lesion patterns associated with treponematosis, even within the same archaeological site. The radiocarbon data implies the presence of pre-Columbian treponemal disease or a rapid progression to the tertiary phase of the disease. This study represents the oldest cases of treponematosis in Portugal and the only one with more than one individual affected from the same archaeological sit…
Medicine (6 works) · Paleopathology (3 works) · Pathology (3 works) · Surgery (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Bioarchaeology (2 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (2 works) · Hip fracture (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine and Dermatology Studies History (2 works)