Age-dependent cortical bone loss in a medieval population
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | May (0000-0002-0352-5625, English Heritage, corresponding author), S A Mays |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 144-154 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| 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/(sici)1099-1212(199603)6:2<144::aid-oa261>3.0.co;2-g |
| OpenAlex | W2024432332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 38 |
Age-dependent cortical bone loss was studied in a skeletal assemblage from a British medieval site using metacarpal radiogrammetry. Significant loss of bone was found in the females but not in the males. The magnitude of bone loss in the older females relative to their younger counterparts was found to be similar to that reported for modern European subjects. Low cortical bone was associated with healed fractures of the highly trabecular bone of the axial skeleton, and this observation is suggestive that weakening of the skeleton due to loss of bone substance precipitated such fractures, as it does in modern Western women. The broad similarities between the medieval and modern data may call into question the importance of lifestyle factors in influencing the severity of osteoporosis, at least as far as loss of cortical bone is concerned
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