Modern-day environmental factors in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) is rising for reasons that are not fully understood. In this
Opinion article, we review the possibility that OA is an evolutionary mismatch disease, which …
Opinion article, we review the possibility that OA is an evolutionary mismatch disease, which …
A review of trabecular bone functional adaptation: what have we learned from trabecular analyses in extant hominoids and what can we apply to fossils?
TL Kivell - Journal of Anatomy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the unresolved debates in palaeoanthropology regarding evolution of particular
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
Biomechanical analyses of archaeological human skeletons
CB Ruff - Biological anthropology of the human skeleton, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biomechanics theory provides new ways to reconstruct behavior in past populations.
Application of biomechanical beam models to long bone diaphyses has proven to be a …
Application of biomechanical beam models to long bone diaphyses has proven to be a …
Recent origin of low trabecular bone density in modern humans
Humans are unique, compared with our closest living relatives (chimpanzees) and early
fossil hominins, in having an enlarged body size and lower limb joint surfaces in …
fossil hominins, in having an enlarged body size and lower limb joint surfaces in …
Prehistoric women's manual labor exceeded that of athletes through the first 5500 years of farming in Central Europe
The intensification of agriculture is often associated with declining mobility and bone
strength through time, although women often exhibit less pronounced trends than men. For …
strength through time, although women often exhibit less pronounced trends than men. For …
Calculated or caring? Neanderthal healthcare in social context
Explanations for patterns of healed trauma in Neanderthals have been a matter of debate for
several decades. Despite widespread evidence for recovery from injuries or survival despite …
several decades. Despite widespread evidence for recovery from injuries or survival despite …
Trabecular bone structural variation throughout the human lower limb
Trabecular bone is responsive to mechanical loading, and thus may be a useful tool for
interpreting past behaviour from fossil morphology. However, the ability to meaningfully …
interpreting past behaviour from fossil morphology. However, the ability to meaningfully …
What is normal bone health? A bioarchaeological perspective on meaningful measures and interpretations of bone strength, loss, and aging
SC Agarwal - American Journal of Human Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioarchaeological (the study of archeological human remains together with contextual and
documentary evidence) offers a unique vantage point to examine variation in skeletal …
documentary evidence) offers a unique vantage point to examine variation in skeletal …
Physical activity alters limb bone structure but not entheseal morphology
Studies of ancient human skeletal remains frequently proceed from the assumption that
individuals with robust limb bones and/or rugose, hypertrophic entheses can be inferred to …
individuals with robust limb bones and/or rugose, hypertrophic entheses can be inferred to …
Human athletic paleobiology; using sport as a model to investigate human evolutionary adaptation
The use of sport as a conceptual framework offers unprecedented opportunities to improve
our understanding of what the body does, shedding new light on our evolutionary trajectory …
our understanding of what the body does, shedding new light on our evolutionary trajectory …