Turner-Walker, G., Syversen, U. and Mays, S. (2001). The archaeology of osteoporosis. European J Archaeol 4 (2). Vol 4(2), pp. 263-269.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
The archaeology of osteoporosis | |||||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
European J Archaeol 4 (2) | |||||||||||
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Journal of European Archaeology | |||||||||||
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4 (2) | |||||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
263 - 269 | |||||||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
The application of medical scanning technologies to archaeological skeletons provides novel insights into the history and potential causes of osteoporosis. The present study investigated bone mineral density (BMD) in medieval skeletons from England and Norway. Comparisons between the two adult populations found no statistically significant differences. This compares with a modern fracture incidence for the femoral neck in women from Norway that is almost three times that in the UK. The pattern of age-related bone loss in medieval men was similar to that seen in men today. In contrast, the pattern in medieval women differed from that of modern young women. On average, medieval women experienced a decrease in BMD at the femoral neck of approximately twenty-three per cent between the ages of 22 and 35. These losses were partially recovered by age 45, after which BMD values show a decline consistent with post-menopausal bone loss in modern western women. A possible explanation of the rapid decline in BMD in young medieval women is bone loss in connection with pregnancy and lactation in circumstances of insufficient nutrition. | |||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2001 | |||||||||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
10 Sep 2002 |
