Humerus Varus in a Subadult Skeleton from the Medieval Graveyard of La Madeleine (Orléans, France)

Bibliographic Data

ID4677927
AuthorsSacha Kacki (0000-0001-8765-2586, Université de Bordeaux, corresponding author), Kacki (Inrap Villeneuve‐d'Ascq France), Pauline Duneufjardin (Université de Bordeaux), Philippe Blanchard (0000-0002-4620-7619, Université de Tours), D Castex (Université Bordeaux 1 PACEA, UMR 5199, Anthropologie des Populations Passées et Présentes Talence France)
Year2013
Volume23
Issue1
Pages119-126
Publication date2013-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.1249
OpenAlexW1542634453
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited15

The skeleton of a subadult individual from the medieval graveyard of La Madeleine (Orléans, France) exhibits varus deformity of its right humerus. The affected bone is shortened, the diaphysis is angulated and the head is grossly deformed. The skeleton is otherwise normal. Several diagnoses are debated, including mucopolysaccharidoses, thalassemia, infection and trauma, the latter being preferred. The severity of the bone changes suggests that the growth disturbance occurred early in the life of the individual. We therefore suppose that the causative trauma occurred at the time of birth or during the early postnatal period. Copyright (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Deformity · Diaphysis · Femur · Humerus · Osteogenesis imperfecta · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Hip disorders and treatments · Medicine · Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries · Anatomy · Surgery

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