Ankylosis of knee joint in human skeletal remains from Istria, case report from St. Teodor (15th-18th centuries)

Authors

  • Elvira Krešić University Hospital Center “Zagreb”, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
  • Magdalena Linić University of Bradford
  • Igor Erjavec University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Center for Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine, Laboratory for Mineralized Tissue
  • Željana Bašić University of Split, University Department of Forensic Sciences
  • Siniša Pamić Croatian Conservation Institute
  • Tihomir Percan Croatian Conservation Institute
  • Ivana Kuhtić University Hospital Center “Zagreb”, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
  • Nataša Šarkić Aita Bioarchaeology

Keywords:

knee, ankylosis, CT, paleoradiology, Croatia

Abstract

Objective: To present a case of knee joint ankylosis in human skeletal remains found in Istria, Croatia.

Materials and methods: A fused knee joint was found at archeological site St Teodor. We analyzed the knee changes using macroscopic observation, using digital radiography and computed tomography.

Results: Macroscopic analysis and both digital radiography and computed tomography imaging show knee ankylosis with cortical thickening.

Conclusion: Knee ankylosis with cortical thickening suggests that the person still used the leg despite the disability.

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