Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries 4-1 (October 2012)

A possible case of dyschondrosteosis in a bog body from the Netherlands

Raffaella Bianucci, Don Brothwell, Wijnand van der Sanden, Christina Papageorgopoulou, Paul Gostner, Patrizia Pernter, Eduard Egarter-Vigl, Frank Maixner, Marek Janko, Dario Piombino-Mascali, Grazia Mattutino, Frank Rühlis, Albert Zink

Keywords: Bog bodies,taphonomy,palaeopathology,dyschondrosteosis,The Netherlands.


Abstract
1 Introduction
1.1 Discovery
1.2 Post-excavation studies (1952-1994)
2 New investigations (2009-2011)
2.1 Methods
3 Results
3.1 Histological analysis of bones and viscera
3.2 Tissue preservation analysis by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM)
3.3 Morphometrical analysis
3.4 Radiographic analysis by means of CT scanning
4 Pseudopathology (deformation) and other abnormalities
4.1 Possible anomaly of the forearms and lower limbs
4.2 Differential diagnosis
4.3 Genetic and clinical aspects of Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis
5 Other archaeological studies
6 Possible archaeological significance
6.1 Zweeloo Woman today (2011)
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Glossary of the employed medical terms & definitions