Spondylolysis in the past: A case study of hunter-gatherers from Southern Patagonia

Campo, Manuel Domingo D'Angelo del; Suby, Jorge A.; García-Laborde, P.; Guichón, Ricardo Aníbal

doi:10.1016/j.ijpp.2017.07.001

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“…That same study found no relationship between vertebral osteophytes and Schmorl's nodes (Suby 2014b). Likewise, D'Angelo and colleagues (2017) showed that spondylolysis was present in 7 of 35 (20%) skeletons in a sample from Southern Patagonia. A lower frequency was identified in the precontact sample (11.1%; n = 1/9) than in the contact-period sample (23.1%; n = 6/26), which the authors suggested was due to be the negative effects of European contact on the lifestyle of native populations.…”

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Paleopathological Research in Southern Patagonia: An Approach to Understanding Stress and Disease in Hunter-Gatherer Populations

Suby¹

2020

Latin Am. antiq.

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This article reviews the most relevant data regarding evidence of stress and disease in native populations from Southern Patagonia and proposes future directions for paleopathological research. It focuses on the disease patterns in hunter-gatherer societies and the changes produced by contact and colonization. Studies of oral pathologies show a high frequency of dental attrition and low frequency of caries and antemortem tooth loss. Individuals with terrestrial dietary patterns show evidence of higher mechanical stress in the spine than those who participated in marine economies, based on the prevalence of Schmorl's nodes and vertebral osteophytosis. Porotic hyperostosis is more prevalent in individuals who had a marine diet and is probably related to nutritional impairment and parasitic infections. A higher frequency of metabolic stress was identified in individuals who lived in missions, perhaps because of declining quality in diet, hygiene, and living conditions. Paleoparasitological studies identified several species of parasites associated with human skeletons and terrestrial fauna. Moreover, recent studies suggested that treponematosis and tuberculosis were present in Patagonia since at least 1000 years BP. Future paleopathological research should increase the size and quality of studied samples and apply new methods and interpretive criteria. Detailed research into infections, degenerative joint diseases, and trauma (including violence episodes) has rarely been conducted.

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Paleopathological Research in Southern Patagonia: An Approach to Understanding Stress and Disease in Hunter-Gatherer Populations

Suby¹

2020

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“…Adult (older than 18 years of age) human skeletons recovered from Southern Patagonia (South American territory below 50°S latitude) were selected for this study. Skeletal remains from mission cemeteries were not included in the present research because important differences in ways of living were suggested compared with a strict hunter‐gatherer lifestyle (D'Angelo del Campo et al, 2017). Only skeletons with at least 50% of well‐preserved shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle joints (Table 1) were included.…”

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“…For that reason, these ancient populations offer the opportunity to study the evolution of human diseases in hunter‐gatherer societies. Recent studies suggest a high prevalence of joint diseases in skeletons from this region, as well as possible differences in physical activity patterns between individuals with maritime and terrestrial economies (e.g., D'Angelo del Campo, Suby, García‐Laborde, & Guichón, 2017; Suby, 2014a). However, the impact of different activity patterns and modes of subsistence on joint diseases, including OCD, is not fully clarified (Suby, 2020).…”

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Osteochondritis dissecans and physical activity in skeletal remains of ancient hunter‐gatherers from Southern Patagonia

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Suby

Luna³

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a joint disease characterized by the detachment or separation of an articular cartilage fragment and subchondral bone in joint epiphyses. It has been diagnosed in archaeological skeletons worldwide but scarcely studied in hunter‐gatherer skeletal remains. The aim of this paper is to analyse the variation of OCD in skeletons of past populations that lived in Southern Patagonia during the Late Holocene, which can be useful to improve our understanding about the effects of the mechanical demands in hunter‐gatherers. The overall prevalence observed in this sample (40.5%), higher than the data reported for current populations and mostly located in the shoulder of young and middle adult males of terrestrial and maritime hunter‐gatherers, suggests that physical activity involved in both economic strategies would have played an important role in the development of OCD. The contact with European colonizers does not seem to have produced differences in the prevalence of OCD, although more dated skeletons are needed to test this hypothesis.

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“…Los problemas sistémicos producidos por estrés nutricional habrían estado presentes en ambos escenarios; sin embargo, dentro de la misión, el cambio en la dieta, el hacinamiento y las altas frecuencias de enfermedades infecciosas, actuando de manera sinérgica, habrían exacerbado dicho estrés, resultando en un aumento de estos indicadores (García Laborde, Suby, Guichón y Casali, 2010, García Laborde et al, 2014García Laborde, 2017). De la misma manera, se observa un aumento en los casos de espondilólisis (D'Angelo del Campo, Suby, García-Laborde y Guichón, 2017). Teniendo en cuenta estos primeros hallazgos, y siendo la columna vertebral un elemento esquelético sensible a ser afectado por los procesos patológicos (Campo, 2003), el estudio desde el punto de vista paleopatológico de ésta, puede aportar nueva información acerca del momento de contacto, siendo el objeto de análisis de este trabajo.…”

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“…En lo que concierne a las muestras de la región del norte de TdF, existe una diferencia apreciable entre la prevalencia de las muestras pre y postcontacto y las de la MSLC, siendo las diferencias: 1) región cervical, 3,5% pre y post, frente al 29,8% de la MSLC; 2) región dorsal, 7,3% frente al 45,8%, y; 3) región lumbar, 30% frente a 50%. Por lo tanto, igual que sucedía en el caso de los nódulos de Schmörl, se observa un aumento de lesiones respecto a los sujetos pre y postcontacto de la región norte de TdF estudiados por Suby (2014), confirmándose de esta manera los resultados obtenidos en trabajos anteriores (D'Angelo del Campo et al, 2017;García Laborde 2017;García Laborde et al, 2010, 2014. Sin embargo, existen otros patrones tanto en PA (muestra de Santa Cruz/Magallanes: Suby, 2014), como de poblaciones de otras regiones del mundo (Jur-main y Kilgore, 1995).…”

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Paleopatología de la columna vertebral en el cementerio de la Misión Salesiana "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" (Río Grande, Argentina)

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RESUMEN Desde una perspectiva biológica, este trabajo pretende realizar un nuevo aporte sobre un momento histórico relevante, el contacto interétnico entre europeos y nativos en Tierra del Fuego, mediante el estudio de la columna vertebral de 16 individuos adultos procedentes del cementerio de la Misión Salesiana "Nuestra Seño-ra de La Candelaria". La metodología utilizada recoge PALABRAS CLAVE espondiloartrosis; nódulos de Schmörl; vértebra; Tierra del Fuego y analiza datos acerca del estado de preservación de la muestra, la presencia de nódulos de Schmörl y los signos artrósicos de las vértebras. Los patrones de distribución y las frecuencias de las lesiones observadas se sitúan dentro de los rangos registrados en otras regiones del mundo. Rev Arg Antrop Biol 20(2), 2018. doi:10.17139/ raab.2018.0020.02.06 KEY WORDS spondyloarthrosis; Schmörl nodes; vertebrae; Tierra del FuegoABSTRACT From a biological perspective, this study aims to make a new contribution on a relevant historical moment, European-native contact in Tierra del Fuego, through the analysis of the vertebral column of 16 adults from the cemetery of the Salesian Mission "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria". The methodology used here collects and analyzes data about the preservation state of the sample, presence of Schmörl nodes, and osteoarthritic signs. The frequency of lesions and the patterns observed fall within the ranges reported in other regions around the world.

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Spondylolysis in the past: A case study of hunter-gatherers from Southern Patagonia

Cited by 12 publications

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Paleopathological Research in Southern Patagonia: An Approach to Understanding Stress and Disease in Hunter-Gatherer Populations

Paleopathological Research in Southern Patagonia: An Approach to Understanding Stress and Disease in Hunter-Gatherer Populations

Osteochondritis dissecans and physical activity in skeletal remains of ancient hunter‐gatherers from Southern Patagonia

Paleopatología de la columna vertebral en el cementerio de la Misión Salesiana "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" (Río Grande, Argentina)

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