Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8313208 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles W Lester (Hospital for Special Surgery), Harry L Shapiro (American Museum of Natural History) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-47 |
| Publication date | 1968-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330280113 |
| PMID | 5652251 |
| OpenAlex | W2001878427 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 4 |
The incidence of lumbar vertebral arch defects was studied in 295 Eskimo skeletons now in the American Museum of Natural History, New York, which were obtained from adjacent burial grounds at Point Hope, Alaska. One burial ground containing 47 skeletons was used by the Ipiutak at about the start of the Christian era. The other burial ground was used by the Tigara a thousand years later and contained 248 skeletons. The lesion is a separation of the vertebral arch from the vertebral body. It usually involves the fifth lumbar vertebra but may involve others and more than one. The present incidence in the United States is about 7%. Among the Tigara the incidence was 45% and more than twice that of the Ipiutak, 21%. The youngest case was in a child of five and the deformity was uncommon before adult life. The incidence and extent of the lesion increased with age suggesting an hereditary weakness as an etiological factor. No other etiological factor could be determined although several were considered. The clinical disability could not be determined but it seemed to have no effect on longevity
Arch · Archaeology · Etiology · Incidence (geometry) · Lesion · Lumbar · Lumbar vertebrae · Natural history · Paleopathology · Pathology · Vertebra · Anatomy · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Medical Imaging and Analysis · Medicine · Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology · Surgery
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,51 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 2020 (52) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |