Did Ramesses II really have ankylosing spondylitis? A reappraisal

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Chhem, Rethy K ^a   Schmit, Pierre ^b   Fauré, Clément ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEROSTOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; RELIABILITY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SPONDYLOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EGYPT; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS, DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL; MALE; MUMMIES; OSSIFICATION OF POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 5444228537     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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