The sequelae of disk degeneration are among the leading causes of functional incapacity in
both sexes and are a common source of chronic disability in the working years. Disk …

Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease, and vertebral fractures (VFs) are
the most common osteoporotic fracture. A single atraumatic VF may lead to the diagnosis of …

Palaeopathology is an evidence-based guide to the principal types of pathological lesions
often found in human remains and how to diagnose them. Tony Waldron presents an …

This book features descriptions of the anatomy, histology, radiography, radiology,
biomechanics, and pathology of individual joints. It includes fresh new perspectives and …

The Photographic Regional Atlas of Bone Disease is intended to serve the needs of a
diverse audience including paleopathologists, physical anthropologists and other …

This volume raises central theoretical issues regarding behavioural reconstruction in human
osteological research. Because behavioural reconstructions have become increasingly …

PURPOSE: To investigate the frequency and characteristics of Schmorl nodes in an elderly
population and to correlate these findings with degenerative spinal changes. MATERIALS …

" Vacuum" phenomena relate to the accumulation of gas, principally nitrogen, in crevices
within the intervertebral disk or vertebra. Their appearance does not uniformly indicate" …

Abstract Although Schmorl's nodes (SNs) are a common phenomenon in the normal adult
population, their prevalence is controversial and etiology still debatable. The objective was …

Back pain is one of the major contributors to disability and loss of productivity in modern
populations. However, osteological correlates of back pain are often absent or, as yet …