A prehistoric case of developmental defects of the spine in a young adult female from the Atacama Desert

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12371206
AutoresB Arriaza (0000-0001-9921-9253, Instituto de Alta Investigación Universidad de Tarapacá Arica Chile, autor de correspondencia), G Standen (0000-0002-7510-5160, University of Tarapacá), Vivien Standen (Departamento de Antropología Universidad de Tarapacá Arica Chile), Leonardo Soto (0000-0003-0200-9327, Programa de Doctorado Antropología Universidad de Tarapacá Arica Chile), Natalia Aravena (0000-0002-0050-0246, Instituto de Alta Investigación Universidad de Tarapacá Arica Chile)
Año2019
Volumen29
Número2
Páginas346-349
Fecha de publicación2019-01-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.2738
OpenAlexW2913014565
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas21

We report the case of a female individual from an archaeological site from the Late Intermediate Period (ca. 1000–1400 AD) of the Azapa Valley in the far north of Chile. The spine presents several pathologies, including a triple hemivertebrae involving T7, T8, and T10 and the fusion of axis‐C3. We consider that these bone anomalies could be related to Klippel–Feil syndrome

Archaeology · Bioinformatics · Biology · Desert (philosophy · Geography · Prehistory · Skull · SPINE (molecular biology · Medicine · Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries · Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques · Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology · Anatomy