Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska
Abstract The incidence of lumbar vertebral arch defects was studied in 295 Eskimo skeletons now in the American Museum of Natural History, New York, which were obtained from adjacent burial grounds at Point Hope, Alaska. One burial ground containing 47 skeletons was used by the Ipiutak at about the...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajpa.1330280113 2024-06-02T08:06:11+00:00 Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska Lester, Charles W. Shapiro, Harry L. 1968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330280113 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.1330280113 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.1330280113 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Physical Anthropology volume 28, issue 1, page 43-47 ISSN 0002-9483 1096-8644 journal-article 1968 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330280113 2024-05-03T11:55:55Z Abstract The incidence of lumbar vertebral arch defects was studied in 295 Eskimo skeletons now in the American Museum of Natural History, New York, which were obtained from adjacent burial grounds at Point Hope, Alaska. One burial ground containing 47 skeletons was used by the Ipiutak at about the start of the Christian era. The other burial ground was used by the Tigara a thousand years later and contained 248 skeletons. The lesion is a separation of the vertebral arch from the vertebral body. It usually involves the fifth lumbar vertebra but may involve others and more than one. The present incidence in the United States is about 7%. Among the Tigara the incidence was 45% and more than twice that of the Ipiutak, 21%. The youngest case was in a child of five and the deformity was uncommon before adult life. The incidence and extent of the lesion increased with age suggesting an hereditary weakness as an etiological factor. No other etiological factor could be determined although several were considered. The clinical disability could not be determined but it seemed to have no effect on longevity. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Alaska Wiley Online Library Point Hope ENVELOPE(173.306,173.306,52.911,52.911) American Journal of Physical Anthropology 28 1 43 47 |
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Abstract The incidence of lumbar vertebral arch defects was studied in 295 Eskimo skeletons now in the American Museum of Natural History, New York, which were obtained from adjacent burial grounds at Point Hope, Alaska. One burial ground containing 47 skeletons was used by the Ipiutak at about the start of the Christian era. The other burial ground was used by the Tigara a thousand years later and contained 248 skeletons. The lesion is a separation of the vertebral arch from the vertebral body. It usually involves the fifth lumbar vertebra but may involve others and more than one. The present incidence in the United States is about 7%. Among the Tigara the incidence was 45% and more than twice that of the Ipiutak, 21%. The youngest case was in a child of five and the deformity was uncommon before adult life. The incidence and extent of the lesion increased with age suggesting an hereditary weakness as an etiological factor. No other etiological factor could be determined although several were considered. The clinical disability could not be determined but it seemed to have no effect on longevity. |
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Lester, Charles W. Shapiro, Harry L. Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska |
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Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska |
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Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska |
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Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska |
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Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska |
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Vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic American Eskimos. A study of skeletons in the American Museum of Natural History, chieely from Point Hope, Alaska |
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vertebral arch defects in the lumbar vertebrae of pre‐historic american eskimos. a study of skeletons in the american museum of natural history, chieely from point hope, alaska |
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