Extracapsular fracture of the femur in an elderly male from the Church of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada (Setúbal, Portugal)

Antunes-Ferreira, Nathalie; Prates, Carlos; Curate, Francisco

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Authors

Antunes-Ferreira, Nathalie

Prates, Carlos

Curate, Francisco

Abstract(s)

In modern populations, hip fractures in older people are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Their incidence is rising; notwithstanding, fractures of the proximal femur are still relatively uncommon in archeological contexts. This case study represents a well-healed hip fracture in an aged male skeleton from Church of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada (16th–19th centuries AD) in Setúbal (Portugal). The individual was also diagnosed with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. Fractures of the proximal femur are usually associated with bone loss but in this case other causes are proposed, including the anatomy of the proximal femur, and the potential combined effect of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and falls.

Keywords

Hip fracture Trauma DISH Bone formers Paleopathology

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33748

Citation

Antunes-Ferreira N, Prates C, Curate F. Extracapsular fracture of the femur in an elderly male from the Church of Nossa Senhora da Anunciada (Setúbal, Portugal). International Journal of Paleopathology, 2018, 22:18-22. DOI 10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.03.009