1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Prevalence of rheumatic diseases in ancient Chinese skeletons.
| Project/Area Number |
09041180
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Field |
Orthopaedic surgery
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| Research Institution | Shiga University of Medical Science |
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Principal Investigator |
INOUE Koji Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (80213156)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SARUHASHI Yasuo Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Instruct, 医学部, 助手 (40273403)
USHIYAMA Toshio Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Instruct, 医学部, 助手 (10263055)
HUKUDA Sinsuke Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professo, 医学部, 教授 (20028559)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1998
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| Keywords | paleopathology / Chinese skeletons / rheumatoid arthritis / gout / osteoarthritis / hyperostosis |
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| Research Abstract |
Paleopathological findings of about 800 adult Chinese skeletons died between 7000 and 500 years before present were investigated. There were inflammatory joint diseases such as purulent arthritis and oligoarthritis of unknown etiology. Skeletons with definite rheumatoid arthritis or gout were not detected in Chinese series of skeletons, although we found such skeletons in ancient Japanese population. Prevalence of osteoarthritis was very high, especially of spondylosis. The prevalence of hip osteoarthritis in Chinese skeletons seemed to be higher than that in Japanese skeletons. Ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament and ossification of the ligamentum flavum were common in ancient Chinese skeletons.
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