The bioarchaeology of metabolic bone disease / Megan B. Brickley, Rachel Ives, Simon Mays.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brickley, Megan, author.

Mays, Simon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleopathology.

Bones--Metabolism--Disorders.

Bones.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Medical Subjects:

Paleopathology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2020.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to the study of metabolic bone diseases

2. The study of metabolic bone disease in bioarchaeology

Approaches to the study of metabolic bone disease

Diagnosis of metabolic bone disease in paleopathology

Core concepts

3. Biology and metabolism of mineralised tissues

Bone structure

Bone formation and bone growth

Dental tissues

Osteoimmunology

4. Vitamin C deficiency, scurvy

Scurvy today, epidemiology and current views on aetiology

The biology of skeletal changes

Diagnosis of scurvy in skeletal remains

Paleopathology of scurvy

Anthropological perspectives

5. Vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency today, epidemiology, and current views on aetiology

The biology of changes in mineralised tissues

Diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency in skeletal remains

Paleopathology of rickets, residual rickets, and osteomalacia

6. Age-related bone loss and osteoporosis

Osteoporosis today, epidemiology, and current views on aetiology

The biology of skeletal changes and complications

Diagnosis of age-related osteoporosis in skeletal remains

Paleopathology of osteoporosis

7. Secondary osteoporosis

Secondary osteoporosis today, epidemiology, and current views on aetiology

Diagnosis of secondary osteoporosis in skeletal remains

Paleopathology of secondary osteoporosis

8. Paget's disease of bone

Paget's disease of bone today, epidemiology, and current views on aetiology

Diagnosis of Paget's disease of bone in skeletal remains

Palaeopathological cases of Paget's disease of bone

9. Anaemia

Anaemia today, epidemiology, and current views on aetiology

Diagnosis of anaemia in skeletal remains

Paleopathology of anaemia

10. Disease co-occurrence

The biology of skeletal changes and complications in co-occurring conditions

Paleopathology of co-occurrence

11. Overview and directions for future research

Palaeopathological diagnosis

Integration of paleopathology with historical sources

Integration of paleopathology with theoretical approaches

Increasing the relevance of metabolic bone diseases to public health and modern medicine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780081010204

0081010206

OCLC:

1040615679