A Field Guide to Joint Disease in Archaeology
Published on 29. March 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-471-95506-1 (ISBN)
Description
A practical guide to the recognition and classification of joint disease in skeletal material, designed to be used as an aid in the field. Particular emphasis is given to the fact that palaeopathological diagnoses differ in many important respects from clinical or radiological findings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
240 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-95506-1 (9780471955061)
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Content
The Definition of Joint Disease; The Palaeopathological Classification of Disease; Osteophytes; Osteoarthritis; Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) Rheumatoid Arthritis; Gout; Infections Causing Joint Disease; Implications for Archaeologists.