Bones Orthopaedic Pathologies in Roman Imperial Age /

• Main Authors: Piccioli, Andrea (Author), Gazzaniga, Valentina (Author), Catalano, Paola (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Paleontology.; Radiology.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

This book presents the results of a unique macroscopic and radiological analysis, by X-ray and CT scan, of the bone pathologies of about 1800 subjects who lived at the time of the Roman Empire (first and second centuries A.D.) and whose remains were recovered during the excavation of a suburban necr...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: 1 The study of ancient bone remains
• 2 Study and data description
• Part II: 3 Traumatic pathologies
• 4 Joint degenerative pathologies
• 5 Oncologic pathologies
• 6 Infective and Metabolic Diseases.