Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - Vorläufige Ergebnisse Paläopathologischer Untersuchungen an den Postcranialen Skelettresten des Paläolithischen Menschen von Brno II
AU  - Schultz M
AU  - Nováček J
Y1  - 2005
VL  - 43
IS  - 2-3
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 305
EP  - 313
KW  - Paleopathology
KW  - Bone diseases
KW  - Upper Paleolithic
KW  - Homo sapiens sapiens
KW  - Brno II postcranial remains
KW  - Czech Republic
N2  - 
N2  - Human skeletal remains represent bio-historical documents which enable us to gain information on the etiology and the epidemiology of diseases and, additionally, also on certain living conditions such as nutrition, housing and working conditions, geographical and climatic factors, and sanitary and hygienic conditions. Up to now, paleopathological investigations have been carried out only rarely. Therefore, the relatively well-preserved postcranial skeleton of the paleolithic individual from Brno II has been investigated using macroscopic, endoscopic and radiological techniques. All examined bones (left clavicle, right humerus and ulna, right and left femora) are characterised by porotic and coarse external surfaces, represented in the right ulna and both femora by a secondary, intra vitam bone apposition. The endoscopic and radiological analyses reveal a sclerotic change in the medullar cavity caused by irregular filling of spongy bone. Additionally, the compact bone substance (cortex) is apparently affected by slight vestiges of a mild osteoclastic resorption. Up to now, any reliable diagnosis cannot be established and the etiology of this disease is not really known. A tumorous or inflammatory process as well as a special form of bony myelosclerosis are under discussion. Light microscopic and scanning-electron microscopic as well as biochemical analyses are planned to be carried out in the near future to obtain a reliable diagnosis.
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