“…Although some authors consider the condition pathological (Al Nahdi et al, 2016;Capasso, 2005;von den Driesch, 1994;Lima et al, 2002), most studies address hyperostosis as a nonpathological condition due to the high frequency with which it occurs in certain specimens (Aguilera et al, 2017;Al Abri et al, 2022;Bertullo & Traibel, 1955; Lima et al, 2002) and because elderly individuals are living with the condition (Matic-Skoko & Ferri, 2009;Olsen, 1971;Smith-Vaniz & Carpenter, 2007;Smith-Vaniz et al, 1995). Carpenter, 2007).…”