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Asymmetric midshaft femur remodelling in an adult male with left sided hip joint ankylosis, Metal Period Nagsabaran, Philippines

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Miszkiewicz, Justyna
Rider, Claire
Kealy, Shimona
Vrahnas, Christina
Sims, Natalie A.
Vongsvivut, Jitraporn
Tobin, Mark
Bolunia, Mary Jane
De Leon, Alexandra
Penalosa, Antonio L.

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Objective: This study investigated microstructural changes of the right and left midshaft femur in an archaeo-logical individual afflicted with left-sided hip joint ankylosis to assess whether increased cortical porosity was present as a result of leg disuse. Materials: The individual is a middle-aged adult male excavated from the Metal Period (~2000 BP) Nagsabaran, Luzon Island, Philippines

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International Journal of Paleopathology

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2099-12-31