Clay-Shoveler's fracture: An uncommon diagnosis in palaeopathology

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 366-372

  Jordana, Xavier ^a   Galtes I ^a   Busquets, F ^a,b   Isidro, A ^c   Malgosa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b S L Gestió i Difusió del Patrimoni Històric i Arqueològic   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Occupational injury; Palaeopathology; Roman Imperial age; Spinous process; Stress fracture; Thoracic vertebrae; Vertebral trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747390150     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.829     Document Type: Article

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