Osteoarthritis in Iceland. An archaeological study

• Main Author: Hildur Gestsdóttir 1972-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Doktorsritgerðir; Fornleifarannsóknir; Slitgigt; Beinafræði; Fornmeinafræði; Reykjavík; Hofstaðir; Kuml; Haffjarðarey; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/20512

Osteoarthritis has been intensively studied within the field of palaeopathology. For decades there was assumed to be a direct link between activity and the development of osteoarthritis, and this was reflected in the work which was carried out, with often very specific interpretations of occupation...