Paleopathology in an Ancestral Pueblo Site: Late Pueblo I to Pueblo II By Cathey Ann Cline Eastern New Mexico University
Evidence of Trauma FracturesMalesFemalesUnknownSexTotals Crania 0.0% (0of 6) 13.3% (2 of 15) 3.2% (2 of 63) 4.8% (4 of 84) Fibula 0.0% (0 of 2) 0.0% (0 of 9) 6.7% (1 of 15) 3.8% (1 of 26) Ribs 0.0% (0 of 6) 9.1% (1 of 11) 22.7% (2 of 22) 7.7% (3 of 39)
Depression Fracture of the Skull Burial 54
Fracture of the Fibula: Kiva Burial
Evidence of Activity IndicatorsMaleFemale Unknown Sex Totals CranialFacets 0.0% (0 of 7) 6.7% (1 of 15) 0.0% (0 of 62) 1.2% (1 of 84) Osteophytes 44.4% (4 of 9) 44.4% (8 of 18) 15.0% (6 of 40) 26.9% (18 of 67) Schmorl’sNodes 33.3% (2 of 6) 0.0% (0 of 12) 3.1% (1 of 32) 6.0% (3 of 50) VertebralFractures 16.7% (1 of 6) 16.7% (2 of 12) 9.4% (3 of 32) 12.0% (6 of 50) DeltoidTuberosity 50.0% (3 of 6) 53.8% (7 of 13) 10.7% (3 of 28) 27.7% (13 of 47) GlutealTuberosity 60.0% (3 of 5) 10.9% (6 of 15) 9.1% (5 of 37) 25.5% (14 of 57) SquattingFacets 16.7% (1 of 6) 40.0% (6 of 15) 12.9% (4 of 31) 21.2% (11 of 52)
Contact Facet: Base of Skull Close-up of Contact Facet
Schmorl’s Node Vertebra: Burial 25
Congenital Conditions MaleFemale Unknown Sex Totals Ribbed Ilium 0.0% (0 of 3) 0.0% (0 of 14) 4.8% (1 of 21) 2.6% (1 of 38) Metopic Suture 0.0% (0 of 6) 6.7% (1 of 15) 0.0% (0 of 63) 1.2% (1 of 84) Distorted Tibia 0.0% (0 of 6) 6.7% (1 of 15) 3.2% (1 of 31) 3.8% (2 of 52) Spina Bifida 20.0% (1 of 5) 0.0 (0 of 10) 0.0% (0 of 8) 4.3% (1 of 23)
Unfused Metopic Suture: Burial 49
Degenerative Conditions MaleFemale Unknown Sex Totals Osteoarthritis 33.3% (2 of 6) 16.7% (2 of 12) 3.1% (1 of 32) 10.0% (5 of 50) TMJ 25.0% (1 of 4) 0.0% (0 of 11) 0.0% (0 of 18) 3.0% (1 of 33) Osteochondritis Dissecans 0.0% (0 of 8) 3.4% (1 of 29) 1.7% (1 of 58) 2.1% (2 of 95) Sternal Porosity 0.0% (0 of 0) 16.7% (1 of 6) 0.0% (0 of 7) 7.7% (1 of 13)
Osteochondritis non-dissecans of the Acetabulum: Burials 78 & 10
Infectious Disease MaleFemale Unknown Sex Totals Maxillary Sinus 0.0% (0 of 6) 6.7% (1 of 15) 0.0% (0 of 63) 1.2% of 84 Periostitic Reaction 0.0% (0 of 6) 0.0% (0 of 11) 4.5% (1 of 22) 2.6% of 39
Effects of Nutritional Deficiency Dietary Deficiency MaleFemale Unknown Sex Totals Porotic Hyperostosis 0.0% (0 of 6) 0.0% (0 of 15) 4.8% (3 of 63) 3.6% (3 of 84)
Osteoblastic Tumors MaleFemale Unknown Sex Totals Button Osteomae 0.0% (0 of 6) 6.7% (1 of 15) 3.2%(2 of 63) 3.6% of 84
Multiple Button Osteomae of the Skull: Burial 65 Frontal Bone
Single Button Osteoma of the Skull: Burial 77 Parietal Bone
Chondrosarcoma of the Femoral Metaphysis: Burial 34
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