Spondylolisthesis in an Etruscan Woman from Spina (Ferrara, Italy): an Iron Age Case Report
Vanessa Samantha Manzon
; University of Ferrara, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Ferrara, Italy
Nicoletta Onisto
; University of Ferrara, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Ferrara, Italy
Emanuela Gualdi-Russo
; University of Ferrara, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Ferrara, Italy
APA 6th Edition Samantha Manzon, V., Onisto, N. & Gualdi-Russo, E. (2014). Spondylolisthesis in an Etruscan Woman from Spina (Ferrara, Italy): an Iron Age Case Report. Collegium antropologicum, 38 (2), 745-748. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/127617
MLA 8th Edition Samantha Manzon, Vanessa, et al. "Spondylolisthesis in an Etruscan Woman from Spina (Ferrara, Italy): an Iron Age Case Report." Collegium antropologicum, vol. 38, no. 2, 2014, pp. 745-748. https://hrcak.srce.hr/127617. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Samantha Manzon, Vanessa, Nicoletta Onisto and Emanuela Gualdi-Russo. "Spondylolisthesis in an Etruscan Woman from Spina (Ferrara, Italy): an Iron Age Case Report." Collegium antropologicum 38, no. 2 (2014): 745-748. https://hrcak.srce.hr/127617
Harvard Samantha Manzon, V., Onisto, N., and Gualdi-Russo, E. (2014). 'Spondylolisthesis in an Etruscan Woman from Spina (Ferrara, Italy): an Iron Age Case Report', Collegium antropologicum, 38(2), pp. 745-748. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/127617 (Accessed 03 March 2021)
Vancouver Samantha Manzon V, Onisto N, Gualdi-Russo E. Spondylolisthesis in an Etruscan Woman from Spina (Ferrara, Italy): an Iron Age Case Report. Collegium antropologicum [Internet]. 2014 [cited 2021 March 03];38(2):745-748. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/127617
IEEE V. Samantha Manzon, N. Onisto and E. Gualdi-Russo, "Spondylolisthesis in an Etruscan Woman from Spina (Ferrara, Italy): an Iron Age Case Report", Collegium antropologicum, vol.38, no. 2, pp. 745-748, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/127617. [Accessed: 03 March 2021]
Abstracts Spondylolisthesis consists of the slippage of a vertebra in relation to the one beneath. It is caused by separation of the neural arch from the vertebral body (spondylolysis), and predominantly occurs at the isthmus (pars interarticularis). Originally thought to be a congenital anomaly, its strict correlation with certain activities that seem to exert stress on lower spine was later demonstrated. This paper describes a case of progression of spondylolysis to spondylolisthesis found on an adult female skeleton from the Etruscan necropolis of Spina (Ferrara, Italy). The case in question was identified among 209 skeletons exhumed at Spina. As spondylolisthesis is strictly connected with activities that exert stress on lower spine, the evidence suggests that this woman was engaged in stressful physical activity, perhaps related to the specific trade function of the site.