Paleopathologies of the vertebral column in medieval skeletons

Anthropologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Hofmann, Maria Ines ^a   Böni, Thomas ^a,b   Alt, Kurt W ^c   Woitek, Ulrich ^a,d   Rühli, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone pathology; Sacrum; Spina bifida; Spondylosis deformans; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS; SPONDYLOSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 44249112601     PISSN: 00035548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/aa/66/2008/1     Document Type: Article

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