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Chronic maxillary sinusitis in palaeopathology: A review of methods [PDF]
ObjectiveThis study reviews the palaeopathological literature discussing maxillary sinusitis to examine current trends and issues within the study of this condition, and to make recommendations for future research in this area.MaterialsSeventy-five ...
Hirst, Cara Stella +2 more
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History of Palaeopathology and Palaeodemography
Jafar Rezaian
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to gain information on the prevalence and manifestation of hallux valgus and associated foot pathology in ancient Egyptian mummies. Additionally, we investigated possible indicators of postmortem deformation of the feet during mummification. For this study, 34 mummies that had undergone whole body computed tomography (
Stephanie Panzer +7 more
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Abstract Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki (Ornithopoda, Dinosauria) is a small‐sized dryosaurid iguanodontian known from various isolated remains collected from the Tendaguru Formation (Upper Jurassic, Tanzania). Micro‐computed tomography of a small individual encased in a block offered a unique opportunity to describe c.
Riccardo Rocchi +3 more
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Characteristics of local inflammation of the fibula bone material from Tell Masaikh (Syria)
Inflammatory states usually precede the development of an organ or systemic pathologies. Whether a given infection that causes such a state has a chance to develop, depends on many individual and environmental factors.
Hanna Mańkowska-Pliszka, Jacek Tomczyk
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ABSTRACT Objectives The purpose of this study is to conduct a diachronic analysis of cortical bone loss in Barcelona, spanning from the 1st to 18th century CE, assessing the relationship between cortical bone loss and early‐life stressors, as indicated by linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) across Roman, Late Antiquity, Medieval, and Modern periods and ...
Antony Cevallos +2 more
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Early synapsids neurosensory diversity revealed by CT and synchrotron scanning
Abstract Non‐mammaliaform synapsids (NMS) represent the closest relatives of today's mammals among the early amniotes. Exploring their brain and nervous system is key to understanding how mammals evolved. Here, using CT and Synchrotron scanning, we document for the first time three extreme cases of neurosensory and behavioral adaptations that probe ...
J. Benoit +6 more
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Osteogenic tumour in Australopithecus sediba: Earliest hominin evidence for neoplastic disease
We describe the earliest evidence for neoplastic disease in the hominin lineage. This is reported from the type specimen of the extinct hominin Australopithecus sediba from Malapa, South Africa, dated to 1.98 million years ago.
Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney +9 more
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Palaeopathology: The Study of Disease in the Past [PDF]
Palaeopathology studies ancient human or animal remains from a pathological point of view, for which techniques and tools such as inspection and light and electron microscopy after adequate rehydration, immunohistochemistry and molecular biology are used.
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Abstract This study investigates the occurrence of osteomyelitis in non‐avian dinosaurs, focusing on the Ibirá locality, a site with a high incidence of this pathological condition. We analyzed six new osteopathic sauropod specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil.
Tito Aureliano +3 more
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