Spinal Joint Changes and Dental Infections

Ingelmark, Bo E.; Moller-Christensen, V.; Brinch, Ove

doi:10.1159/isbn.978-3-8055-8691-7

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“…Armelagos (1969) reported the frequency of osteophytosis in his series and found, in common with other workers, (McKem and Stewart, 1957;Willis, 1924;Inglemark et al, 1959;Bourke, 1967;and Kellgren, 1961) that it increased with age. He also noted that in people who live longer their vertebrae were subjected to stress for a longer period.…”

Section: Degenerative Diseasessupporting

confidence: 58%

“…In spite of some Ancient Egyptian and Nubian vertebral columns showing severe osteophytosis it was unjustified to assume minor or major incapacity (Bourke, 1971). Armelagos (1969) reported the frequency of osteophytosis in his series and found, in common with other workers, (McKem and Stewart, 1957;Willis, 1924;Inglemark et al, 1959;Bourke, 1967;and Kellgren, 1961) (Petrie, 1901) and the spine was completely ankylosed from the axis to the sacrum. The typical radiological signs including calcification of the anterior spinal ligaments and bony fusion of the apophyseal joints were present.…”

Section: Degenerative Diseasessupporting

confidence: 56%

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The Palaeopathology of the Vertebral Column in Ancient Egypt and Nubia

Bourke¹

1971

Med. Hist.

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Section: Degenerative Diseasessupporting

confidence: 58%

Section: Degenerative Diseasessupporting

confidence: 56%

The Palaeopathology of the Vertebral Column in Ancient Egypt and Nubia

Bourke¹

1971

Med. Hist.

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“…Also, in an autopsy study on the cervical spine of the present-day Dutch population, it was found that the occurrence of marginal osteophytes on vertebral bodies and at facet joints was not necessarily related.24s25 That both disorders may not be associated has been suggested previously. 1 Could a different type of chronic mechanical stress be the decisive factor for this difference; because in vertebral osteophytosis, stress on the intervertebral discs results primarily from their weight-bearing function, whereas in vertebral osteoarthritis the stress on the facet joints results primarily from body movements? 't2r26 O n the contrary, Table 5 shows that for all recorded peripheral joints, complications in the form of peripheral osteoarthritis (POA) are more frequent between the free edge of the joint cartilage and the synovial coated joint capsule.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Skeletal distribution of degenerative changes in vertebral osteophytosis, vertebral osteoarthritis and DISH

Maat

Mastwijk

Velde

1995

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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In order to comprehend the condition of vertebral osteophytosis, vertebral osteoarthritis and DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) with respect to diagnosis and aetiology, the vertebral and peripheral (appendicular) frequency and distribution pattern of degenerative joint changes of 176 rather affluent citizens were analysed from the late medieval city of Dordrecht in Holland. Patterns of frequencies with respect to age and sex were found to be similar essentially to those of a present-day Dutch suburban village population. Frequencies for vertebral osteophytosis were twice those for vertebral osteoarthritis, and both increased with age in both sexes. The individual pattern of vertebral osteophytosis and vertebral osteoarthritis seems to indicate that each disorder possesses its own progressive identity. From the distribution pattern and frequency of peripheral osteoarthritis it was concluded, with respect to the vulnerability of developing this complication under physically moderate life conditions, that causal factors for vertebral osteophytosis are less important than those for vertebral osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis presented itself as a systemic disorder, affecting synovial joints in general. Finally it was appreciated that, with increasing age, bony outgrowths from joint degeneration become anatomically masked by para-articular ossifications from DISH.

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“…Numerous reports of the disease in more recent material are available 26 – 29. Inglemark et al 27 made an extensive study of the vertebral column pathology in 215 skeletons from the mediaeval cemetery at Aebelholt in Denmark. The changes were progressively more common with age.…”

Section: Osteoarthritis: Paleopathologymentioning

confidence: 99%