DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS IN MEROITIC NUBIANS FROM SEMNA SOUTH, SUDAN
aging; ankylosing-spondylitis; Anthropology; arthritis; dish; Evolutionary Biology; forestiers disease; population; vertebral column
The paleopathological study of human osteological remains from the site of Semna South, of northern Sudan, revealed that about thirteen percent of this ancient Nubian population had diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). As in modern cases, males were more affected than females. Two thousand years ago, ancient Nubian males had the same spinal problems elderly men have today. (C) 1993 Wiley-Liss. inc.
Arriaza B T; Merbs C F; Rothschild B M
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
1993
1993-11
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330920302" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1002/ajpa.1330920302</a>
The association of sacroiliac joint bridging with other enthesopathies in the human body
Orthopedics; Neurosciences & Neurology; disease; prevalence; fusion; ankylosing-spondylitis; arthritis; spondyloarthropathy; abnormalities; criteria; erosive; idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; ankylosing-spondylitis; sacroiliac joint; diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; dish; ankylosing; entheseal; forestier; reaction; spinal diseases
Study Design. A descriptive study of the association between sacroiliac joint (extra-articular) bridging and other enthesopathies. Objectives. To examine the relationship between sacroiliac joint bridging with other entheseal reaction sites in the skeleton, and its prognostic value in spinal diseases. Summary of Background Data. Sacroiliac joint bridging is considered a hallmark of spinal diseases ( e. g., ankylosing spondylitis). Nevertheless, its association with other enthesopathies has never been quantified and analyzed. Methods. A total of 289 human male skeletons with sacroiliac joint bridging and 127 without ( of similar demographic structure) were evaluated for the presence of entheseal ossification, cartilaginous calcification, and other axial skeleton joint fusion ( a total of 18 anatomic sites). The presence of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and spondyloarthropathy was also recorded. Results. Sacroiliac joint bridging was strongly associated with entheseal reactions in other parts of the body. Of the sacroiliac joint bridging group, 24.91% had diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, and 8.05% had spondyloarthropathy. Conclusions. The presence of sacroiliac joint bridging indicates an intensive general entheseal process in the skeleton.
Dar G; Peleg S; Masharawi Y; Steinberg N; Rothschild B M; Hershkovitz I
Spine
2007
2007-05
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000261568.88404.18" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1097/01.brs.0000261568.88404.18</a>