Ives, R. and Brickley, M. B. (2005). Metacarpal radiogrammetry:. J Archaeol Sci 32 (10). Vol 32(10), pp. 1552-1559.

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Metacarpal radiogrammetry:
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a useful indicator of bone loss throughout the skeleton?
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J Archaeol Sci 32 (10)
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Journal of Archaeological Science
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32 (10)
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1552 - 1559
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The paper looks at metacarpal radiogrammetry as a means of facilitating the identification of age-related cortical bone loss and osteoporosis risk. In order for it to be useful in identifying individuals that could have been at risk of fracture in the past, cortical bone loss as measured at the second metacarpal is assumed to be reflective of bone loss occurring throughout the skeleton and across the metabolically different cortical and trabecular bone. The study examines whether cortical bone loss measured in the second metacarpal is similar to bone loss measured at specific skeletal sites that are more frequently affected by osteoporosis-related fracture. Skeletons from two post-medieval collections from London -- Redcross Way and Farringdon Street (lower burial ground of St. Bride's Church) -- were studied. The results demonstrate that the second metacarpal is useful in identifying age-related bone loss at sites that are predilected to osteoporotic fracture, most notably the distal radius, which is prone to Colles' fractures. Metacarpal radiogrammetry also correlates well with bone loss in skeletal sites that are primarily composed of trabecular bone, including the fourth lumbar vertebra (a site of compression fractures) and the iliac crest (the location for clinical biopsies). The present study also confirms previous findings of significant differences between the pattern of cortical bone loss between the metacarpal and the femur. The poor relationship between these two areas is most likely attributable to mechanical loading.
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R Ives
Megan B Brickley
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2005
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FUNERARY SITE (Monument Type England)
Cortical Bone (Auto Detected Subject)
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03 Mar 2006