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O'Mahoney TG, Lowe T, Chamberlain AT, Sellers WI. Endostructural and periosteal growth of the human humerus. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2023; 306:60-78. [PMID: 36054304 PMCID: PMC10086792 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
The growth and development of long bones are of considerable interests in the fields of comparative anatomy and palaeoanthropology, as evolutionary changes and adaptations to specific physical activity patterns are expected to be revealed during bone ontogeny. Traditionally, the cross-sectional geometry of long bones has been examined at discrete locations usually placed at set intervals or fixed percentage distances along the midline axis of the bone shaft. More recently, the technique of morphometric mapping has enabled the continuous analysis of shape variation along the shaft. Here we extend this technique to the full sequence of late fetal and postnatal development of the humeral shaft in a modern human population sample, with the aim of establishing the shape changes during growth and their relationship with the development of the arm musculature and activity patterns. A sample of modern human humeri from individuals of age ranging from 24 weeks in utero to 18 years was imaged using microtomography at multiple resolutions and custom Matlab scripts. Standard biomechanical properties, cortical thickness, surface curvature, and pseudo-landmarks were extracted along radial vectors spaced at intervals of 1° at each 0.5% longitudinal increment measured along the shaft axis. Heat maps were also generated for cortical thickness and surface curvature. The results demonstrate that a whole bone approach to analysis of cross-sectional geometry is more desirable where possible, as there is a continuous pattern of variation along the shaft. It is also possible to discriminate very young individuals and adolescents from other groups by relative cortical thickness, and also by periosteal surface curvature.
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- Thomas George O'Mahoney
- School of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.,School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Henry Moseley X-Ray Imaging Facility, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Yim AD, Konigsberg LW, Hwa HL, Chang CC, Chen JY, Liu HM. Allometric scaling and growth: Evaluation and applications in subadult body mass estimation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2021; 175:577-588. [PMID: 34002366 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Previously developed methods in subadult body mass estimation have not been tested in populations other than European-American or African-American. This study uses a contemporary Taiwanese sample to test these methods. Through evaluating their accuracy and bias, we addressed whether the allometric relationships between body mass and skeletal traits commonly used in subadult body mass estimation are conserved among different populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Computed tomography scans of lower limbs from individuals aged 0-17 years old of both sexes were collected from National Taiwan University Hospital along with documented body weight. Polar second moment of area, distal femoral metaphyseal breadth, and maximum superior/inferior femoral head diameter were collected either directly from the scans or from reconstructed 3D models. Estimated body mass was compared with documented body mass to assess the performance of the equations. RESULTS Current methods provided good body mass estimates in Taiwanese individuals, with accuracy and bias similar to those reported in other validation studies. A tendency for increasing error with increasing age was observed for all methods. Reduced major axis regression showed the allometric relationships between different skeletal traits and body mass across different age categories can all be summarized using a common fitted line. A revised, maximum likelihood-based approach was proposed for all skeletal traits. DISCUSSION The results suggested that the allometric relationships between body mass and different skeletal traits are largely conserved among populations. The revised method provided improved applicability with strong underlying theoretical justifications, and potential for future improvements.
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- An-Di Yim
- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Imamura T, Ogami-Takamura K, Saiki K, Hamamoto A, Endo D, Murai K, Nishi K, Sakamoto J, Okamoto K, Oyamada J, Manabe Y, Tsurumoto T. Morphological divergence in the curvature of human femoral diaphyses: Tracing the central mass distributions of cross-sections. J Anat 2021; 239:46-58. [PMID: 33527352 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The diaphysis of the human femoral bone has a physiological anterior curvature; additionally, there is a curvature to the medial side or lateral side. In addition to compression stress from gravity during standing, walking, and running, these bones are continuously exposed to complex stresses from the traction forces of the various strong muscles attached to them. The femoral diaphysis is subjected to these mechanical stresses, and the direction and size of its curvature are defined according to Wolff's law and the mechanostat theory of Frost. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the curvature of the femoral diaphysis in Japanese skeletons by determining the curve connecting the central mass distributions (CMD) of cross-sectional images. A total of 90 right femora (46 males and 44 females) were randomly selected from modern Japanese skeletal specimens. Full-length images of these bones were acquired using a clinical computed tomography scanner. The range between the lower end of the lesser trochanter and the adductor tubercle of each femur was divided at regular intervals to obtain ten planes, and nine levels were analyzed. The CMD curve was determined by connecting the CMDs of each of the nine cross-sections. First, the CMD of a cross-section in each of the nine slices was calculated, and the nine trajectories were superimposed from above. Then, by converting the shape of the entire CMD curve to superimpose the coordinates of the endpoint on the starting point, a closed arc representing the curvature of the femur was determined. For both males and females, the patterns varied from mostly medial to largely lateral curvature. The size of the curvature also varied for individuals. By analyzing only the coordinates of the vertex of the CMD curve of each femoral bone, the outlines of the diaphyseal curvatures could be recognized. The femora were thereby divided into two groups: medial bending and lateral bending. Considering males and females together, the number in the lateral-curvature group (n = 51) was larger than that in the medial-curvature group (n = 39). Moreover, the average age of the lateral-curvature group was significantly higher than that of the medial-curvature group (p < 0.05). In males, with an increase in the cortical bone proportion of the cross-sectional area, the anterior vertex of diaphyseal bending tended to be more prominent. This cortical proportion was significantly higher in the medial-curvature groups than in the lateral-curvature group (p < 0.01). The phenomena observed in this study may be related to pathophysiologies such as atypical fractures of the femur and osteoarthritis of the knee joints.
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- Takeshi Imamura
- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.,Center of Cadaver Surgical Training, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Dental Anthropology, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Dental Anthropology, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Dental Anthropology, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.,Center of Cadaver Surgical Training, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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Santos F, Lacoste Jeanson A. Diaphysator: An online application for the exhaustive cartography and user‐friendly statistical analysis of long bone diaphyses. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2019; 169:377-384. [DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Frédéric Santos
- Université de Bordeaux – CNRS – MCC, UMR 5199 PACEA 33600 Pessac France
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- Laboratory of 3D Imaging and Analytical Methods, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Anthropology and Human GeneticsCharles University Praha Czech Republic
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Lacoste Jeanson A, Santos F, Villa C, Banner J, Brůžek J. Architecture of the femoral and tibial diaphyses in relation to body mass and composition: Research from whole-body CT scans of adult humans. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2018; 167:813-826. [DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Alizé Lacoste Jeanson
- Laboratory of 3D Imaging and Analytical Methods, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics; Charles University; Praha 2 Czech Republic
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- PACEA, UMR 5199, CNRS; Université de Bordeaux, Bâtiment B8; Talence Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS 50023, Talence France
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- Section of Forensic Pathology, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Ø Denmark
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- Section of Forensic Pathology, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Ø Denmark
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- Laboratory of 3D Imaging and Analytical Methods, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics; Charles University; Praha 2 Czech Republic
- PACEA, UMR 5199, CNRS; Université de Bordeaux, Bâtiment B8; Talence Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS 50023, Talence France
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Kacki S, Velemínský P, Lynnerup N, Kaupová S, Jeanson AL, Povýšil C, Horák M, Kučera J, Rasmussen KL, Podliska J, Dragoun Z, Smolík J, Vellev J, Brůžek J. Rich table but short life: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis in Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) and its possible consequences. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195920. [PMID: 29672561 PMCID: PMC5909615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The exhumation of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) was performed in 2010 to verify speculative views on the cause of his death. Previous analyses of skeletal and hair remains recovered from his grave refuted the presumption that he died from poisoning. These studies also outlined the possibility that he actually died from an acute illness, echoing the rather vague and inaccurate testimony of some historical records. We performed a detailed paleopathological analysis of Tycho Brahe’s skeletal remains, along with a reconstruction of his diet based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes analysis and an estimate of his physical status (relative body fat) based on medullar and cortical dimensions of the femoral shaft. The astronomer’s remains exhibit bone changes indicative of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). The study further allows us to classify him as obese (100% reliability according to our decision tree designed from Danish males), and points out his rich diet (high input of animal protein and/or marine resources) and high social status. Comorbidities of DISH and obesity are reviewed, and their influence on health status is discussed. We further consider some conditions associated with metabolic syndrome as possible causes of Tycho Brahe’s final symptoms (urinary retention, renal failure and coma), including diabetes, alcoholic ketoacidosis and benign prostatic hypertrophy. Although a definite and specific diagnosis cannot be established, our study points to today’s civilization diseases often associated with DISH and metabolic syndrome as the possible cause of death of Tycho Brahe.
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- Sacha Kacki
- Department of Archaeology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
- PACEA–UMR 5199, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Department of Anthropology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anthropology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Pathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Radiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Nuclear Physics Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences, Husinec-Řež, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Archaeology, National Heritage Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Archaeology, National Heritage Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Culture and Society–Section for Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology, Aarhus University, Højbjerg, Denmark
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- PACEA–UMR 5199, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Lacoste Jeanson A, Santos F, Dupej J, Velemínská J, Brůžek J. Sex-specific functional adaptation of the femoral diaphysis to body composition. Am J Hum Biol 2018; 30:e23123. [DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Alizé Lacoste Jeanson
- Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences; Charles University - Viničná 7; 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- PACEA, UMR 5199, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux - Bâtiment B8, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, CS 50023; F-33 400 Talence France
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- Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences; Charles University - Viničná 7; 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
- Department of Software and Computer Science Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; Charles University - Malostranske Namestí 25, 118 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic; Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences; Charles University - Viničná 7; 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences; Charles University - Viničná 7; 128 43 Prague 2 Czech Republic
- Department of Software and Computer Science Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; Charles University - Malostranske Namestí 25, 118 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic; Prague Czech Republic
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