Degenerative Joint Changes Found on Skeletal Remains from a Modern Period Cemetery in Antonínská Street in Brno (Czech Republic)
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | SLOVENSKÁ ANTROPOLÓGIA |
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| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | paleopathology; arthrosis; spondylosis; cemetery 1785-1883; |
| Description | In 1999, skeletal remains of over a thousand individuals were excavated on Antonínská Street in Brno during a preservation archaeological research. This extensive osteological material was found in the central part of a former city cemetery (Malá Nová) where inhabitants of Brno were being buried between 1785 and 1883. The whole skeletal material was submitted to medical and anthropological analysis using standard anthropometric and morphoscopic methods. Paleopathological diagnosis was based primarily on standard macroscopic and radiological examination. In this study, we present a part of paleopathological research focused on tracking of degenerative joint changes. A detailed examination of skeletal remains showed degenerative joint changes in the form of spinal spondylosis in 49.7% of adult individuals. Changes of major limb joints were found in 17.4% of skeletons while less than 1% of individuals were diagnosed to have Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH). |
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