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

Miszkiewicz, Justyna; Rider, Claire; Kealy, Shimona; Vrahnas, Christina; Sims, Natalie A.; Vongsvivut, Jitraporn; Tobin, Mark; Bolunia, Mary Jane; De Leon, Alexandra; Penalosa, Antonio L.; Pagulayan, Pablo; Soriano, Adan; Page, Ruth; Oxenham, Marc

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

Date

2020

Authors

Miszkiewicz, Justyna

Rider, Claire

Kealy, Shimona

Vrahnas, Christina

Sims, Natalie A.

Vongsvivut, Jitraporn

Tobin, Mark

Bolunia, Mary Jane

De Leon, Alexandra

Penalosa, Antonio L.

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

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