Rib fractures in the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection
Potential Associations With Biological Sex, Age-at-Death and Bone Mineral Density
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6136333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F Curate (0000-0002-0480-209X, University of Coimbra), E Cunha (0000-0003-2998-371X, University of Coimbra) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Issue | 39 |
| Pages | 7-26 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antropologia Portuguesa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0870-0990 • E-ISSN: 2182-7982 |
| Publisher | Coimbra University Press (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.14195/2182-7982_39_1 |
| OpenAlex | W4312132272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
There is a high prevalence of rib fractures in human remains from archeological contexts, but these are seldom the focus in paleopathological studies pertaining skeletal trauma. This study aims to document rib fracture patterns in the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra. Specific aims of this study included the estimation of rib fracture prevalence in 252 individuals, from both sexes (females: 128; males: 124), with age-at-death varying from 20 to 96 years; and the analysis of the relationship between rib fractures and age-at-death, biological sex, and bone mineral density measured at the proximal femur. The crude prevalence of rib fractures is 6.3% (16 cases in a total of 252 individuals observed); while the true prevalence rate is 0.7% (38 fractured ribs in relation to 5656 ribs studied). Males have been more affected than females (males: 10.5%, 13/124; females: 2.3%, 3/128). Individuals with one or more rib fractures were significantly older (mean=66.19 years old; standard deviation [SD]=14.08) than those who have not experienced any rib fracture (mean=50.41 years old; SD=19.45). Bone mineral density was also associated with the presence of rib fractures but only in females. These results expand the scientific awareness about the prevalence of rib fractures in human skeletal collections
Bone mineral · Femur · Human skeleton · Osteoporosis · Rib cage · Skeleton (computer programming · Demography · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Trauma Management and Diagnosis · Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries · Anatomy · Internal Medicine · Surgery
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |