A case of congenital multiple epiphyseal dysplasia from the Late Migration Period graveyard in Drnholec (Czech Republic)

Lenka Vargová, Kateřina Vymazalová (Korresp. Autor*in), Ivana Jarošová, Ivo Mařík, Ladislava Horáčková, František Trampota, Katharina Rebay-Salisbury, Barbara Rendl, Fabian Kanz, Denisa Zlámalová

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To contribute to differential diagnosis of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) in archeological and clinical contexts.

MATERIALS: A skeleton of a 30- to 45-year-old male (grave no. 806) from the Late Migration Period graveyard in Drnholec-Pod sýpkou (Czech Republic), radio-carbon dated to AD 492-530.

METHODS: Morphological and metric analyses.

RESULTS: Significant pathological changes were noted on ossa coxae and proximal ends of the femora, which appear similar to changes associated with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. X-ray examination made it possible to rule out pseudoachondroplasia, rickets and metabolic bone diseases.

CONCLUSIONS: The finding was evaluated as a probable case of congenital multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.

SIGNIFICANCE: This case will contribute to the construction of estimates of the occurrence of this disease in historical populations and can be instructive for diagnostics in current medical practice.

LIMITATIONS: The final diagnosis is limited by the lack of genetic analysis.

SUGGESTION FOR THE FUTURE RESEARCH: Further clarification leading to diagnosis will benefit from genetic analysis and evaluation of skeletal remains throughout Europe.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)33-40
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftInternational Journal of Palaeopathology
Jahrgang40
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2023
Extern publiziertJa

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