The “new bone”: Some anthropological potentials

Frost, Harold M.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330280511

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“…Factors that affect bone histomorphology are numerous and include mechanical effects, genes, metabolism, hormones, state of health, and pathological lesions (Frost, 1985(Frost, , 1987aRobling and Stout, 2000). Taking into account these factors, let us evaluate some alternative possibilities as an explanation of bone formation in Dederiyeh 1.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Here, 'secondary bone' means secondary osteons, osteon fragments, and resorption cavities. Resorption cavities are basic multicellular units observed in an early stage of remodeling (Frost, 1985;Stout, 1989), and are present in large numbers in young individuals, so that the addition of resorption cavities as a parameter was considered appropriate for evaluation of remodeling in a child.…”

Section: Percent Osteonal Bone (Pob)mentioning

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Bone histomorphology of the Dederiyeh Neanderthal child

Sawada

Kondo

Nara

et al. 2004

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To clarify bone formation and growth in Neanderthal children, we prepared a femoral midshaft cross-section of the Dederiyeh 1 Neanderthal child (ca. 2 years old) discovered in Syria, and compared its bone histomorphology with that of modern children aged 0-6 years. Bone histomorphometry was performed with regard to six parameters, i.e. cortical width, percent osteonal bone, osteon population density, non-Haversian canal population density, secondary osteon area, and Haversian canal area. Dederiyeh 1 had thick cortical bone similar to the mean of modern children aged 5-6 years, and advanced secondary bone formation, which was represented by greater percent osteonal bone and osteon population density than in 2-year-old modern children. However, primary bone configuration scarcely differed between Dederiyeh 1 and modern 1-to 2-year-olds. The histomorphology of the Dederiyeh 1 femur can be characterized as a complex of features seen in modern children at different ages, which suggests that cortical bone formation in Dederiyeh 1 was different from that in modern children. A variety of causes, such as mechanical loading, genetic control, and abnormal metabolism, are plausible, but it is not possible to determine which of these factors most affected bone formation in Dederiyeh 1.

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Section: Percent Osteonal Bone (Pob)mentioning

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Bone histomorphology of the Dederiyeh Neanderthal child

Sawada

Kondo

Nara

et al. 2004

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“…The sections were examined under low power with 10 ocular and 10 widefield ocular lenses using a standard laboratory microscope with a grid of 0.64 mm 2 on the eyepiece. The following twelve histomorphometric variables were studied [7,14,26,30,[32][33][34] [5].…”

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“…Bone possesses the unique property of providing a living, dynamic and durable record of past events encoded in its microstructure [4][5][6][7]. Quantitative histological studies of ancient bone can provide information relating to age at death and levels of physical activity .…”

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Patterns of Femoral Bone Remodeling: Comparison of the Tongariki Native Easter Islanders with European Population

Drusini¹,

Carrieri²,

Frigo³

2010

TOANTHJ

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Abstract:The relationship between sex, age and histomorphometry in femoral cortical bone was examined in a 19 th century skeletal population from the XIX-XX Century Northern Italy, and compared with the femoral sections belonging to the Tongariki Easter Islanders (XVII-XVIII Century A.D.). Femoral cross sections were examined using an image analysis system. Several histological variables were calculated to assess differences between sexes and among age groups. The results indicate significant differences between the two populations in osteon remodeling. OPD (Osteon Population Density) increased especially in the female sample in both populations, but In the Easter Island female sample OA (Osteon Area) was lower than in the European female population. In the Easter Island female sample, %Or (percent Osteon refilling) decreased after 49 years of age. The phenomenon was also evident in both sexes of European population, although the involution process was not so marked as age advanced.

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“…La reabsorción y formación de hueso es llevada a cabo por la acción sucesiva de osteoclastos y osteoblastos en zonas delimitadas denominadas Unidades Multicelulares Básicas (BMU s ) (Frost, 1985) o Unidades de Remodelación Ósea (BRU) (Parfitt, 1979), el tejido óseo resultante de la acción de cada BMU se denomina Unidad Estructural Ósea (BSU) (Robling y Stout, 2008). En el hueso cortical estas unidades microscópicas discretas, definibles y cuantificables están representadas por los sistemas de Havers u osteonas secundarias y, en el hueso trabecular por osteonas trabeculares o paquetes óseos (Bruce et al, 1998) (para una mayor comprensión de las caracterís-ticas histofisiológicas e histomorfológicas véase Robling y Stout, 2008;Stout y Crowder, 2012).…”

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Estimación Microscópica De Edad a Partir De La Zona Cortical Del Fémur en Individuos Adultos: Revisión Metodológica

Desántolo¹,

Inda²

2016

rev arg antrop biol

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RESUMEN El principal aporte de la histología cuantitativa a la antropología ha sido la estimación de edad a la muerte en restos óseos humanos no documentados. Los procesos secuenciales de remodelación ósea permiten observar la asociación entre el número de osteonas y la edad cronológica, lo cual constituye la base primaria de los métodos histológicos de predicción de edad. El primer estudio sobre cambios en la microestructura ósea y su aplicación para el cálculo de la edad en esqueletos adultos fue desarrollado en PalabRaS clavE antropología forense; análisis histomorfométrico 1965. Posteriormente, el mismo fue testeado en muestras independientes y modificado por varios investigadores que trataron de subsanar y ajustar algunos inconvenientes, sobre todo aquellos vinculados con la precisión y exactitud. El siguiente artículo de revisión tiene como objetivo discutir los principales métodos histológicos de estimación de edad aplicados a restos óseos humanos y sintetizar el estado actual del conocimiento al respecto. Rev Arg Antrop Biol 18(2), 2016. doi:10.17139/raab.2016.0018.02.04 KEywoRdS forensic anthropology, histomorphometric analysisabSTRacT The main contribution of quantitative histology to anthropology has been the estimation of age at death in undocumented human skeletal remains. Sequential bone remodeling processes allow us to observe the association between the number of osteons and chronological age, which constitutes the primary basis for histological age predicting methods. The first study on changes in bone microstructure and its application to age calculation in adult skeletons was developed in 1965. Subsequently, it was tested in independent samples and modified by several researchers with the intention of rectifying and adjusting some drawbacks, especially those related to precision and accuracy. The following review article aims to discuss major histological age estimation methods applied to human remains and summarize the current state of knowledge in this area.

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The “new bone”: Some anthropological potentials

Cited by 40 publications

References 13 publications

Bone histomorphology of the Dederiyeh Neanderthal child

Bone histomorphology of the Dederiyeh Neanderthal child

Patterns of Femoral Bone Remodeling: Comparison of the Tongariki Native Easter Islanders with European Population

Estimación Microscópica De Edad a Partir De La Zona Cortical Del Fémur en Individuos Adultos: Revisión Metodológica

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