Paleopathology in perspective : bone health and disease through time

著者

• Weiss, Elizabeth

書誌事項

Paleopathology in perspective : bone health and disease through time

Elizabeth Weiss

Rowman & Littlefield, c2015

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-240) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Our bones can reveal fascinating information about how we have lived, from the food we have eaten to our levels of activity and the infections and injuries we have suffered. Elizabeth Weiss introduces readers to how lifestyle-in complex interaction with biology, genes, and environment-affects health in this distinctive tour of human osteology, past and present. Centering on health issues that have arisen in the last 50 to 60 years rather than thousands of years ago, Paleopathology in Perspective is organized around particular bone traits such as growth patterns, back pains, infections, and oral health. Each chapter explains one category of traits and reviews data drawn from both ancient and more contemporary populations to explore how global trait trends have changed over time. Weiss also considers the likely causes of these changes-for example, the growth of obesity, increased longevity, and greater intensity of childhood sports. Taking a long view of bones, as Weiss clearly demonstrates, provides clues not just about how ancient humans once lived, but also how biology and behavior, lifestyle and health, remain intrinsically linked.

目次

List of Figures Acknowledgments 1-Introduction to Bone Research Bone Biology Temporal Changes in Human Lifestyle Evidence of Change: Skeletal Samples and Clinical Databases 2-Growth Patterns The Human Growth Pattern Long Bone Growth Osteological Indicators of Growth Conclusions 3-Adult Bone Health Osteomalacia Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Conclusions 4-Childhood Injuries Detecting Childhood Trauma Patterns of Childhood Trauma: Falls, Abuse, Sports Conclusions 5-Back Pains Vertebral Anatomy of a Biped Back Pain Demographics Vertebral Pathology Detection Schmorl's Nodes Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Treatment Conclusions 6-Arthritis Erosive Arthritis Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Risk Factors Osteoporosis and Other Degenerative Diseases Joint Pain Treatment Conclusions 7-Oral Health Tooth Anatomy and Examinations Tooth Wear: Attrition, Abrasion, and Erosion Tooth Decay Periodontal Disease Tooth Loss Malocclusion Conclusions 8-Infectious Diseases General Bone Infections Parasite-Induced Anemia Treponemal Diseases Mycobacterial Diseases Conclusions 9-Congenital Defects Birth Defects Diagnostics Temporal Changes in Birth Defects Conclusions 10-The Next Fifty Years? Older Populations Genetic and Medical Advances Obesity Urbanization Food Fortification Increasing Paternal Age Return of Past Diseases Conclusions Acronyms Glossary Works Cited Index About the Author

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB23201705
• ISBN:
  • 9780759124035
• LCCN: 2014039779
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Lanham, Md.
• ページ数/冊数: xiv, 251 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : R134.8
  • DC23 : 616.07
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Paleopathology