relation: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/22971/
title: Enostosis (osteopoikylosis, bone islands) in medieval (14- 15th centuries) skeletons
creator:  Józsa László
creator:  Farkas Gyula L.
description: Enostosis (i.e. osteopoikylosis, bone islands, etc.) is a focus of mature cortical bone within cancellous bone. Bone islands are often recognized on radiographic pictures taken for other diagnostical purpose. The authors examined x-ray images of 652 long bones and 44 innominate bones of 124 adult skeletons from the 14-15th centuries AD. Six cases of enostoses were recognized (2 innominate bones, 2 fibulas, 1 femur head and 1 tibia). The biggest alteration was 22x9 mm, while most of the bone islands were 2-5 mm in size. Histological examination was performed in two cases. Microscopical view of one case showed lamellar (cortical) bone; in the other case woven bone structure was found. Enostosis of archeological bones can only be diagnosed performing routine radiographic examination.
date: 2008
type: Cikk, tanulmány, mű
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: part
language: hu
identifier: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/22971/1/52329.pdf
identifier:    Józsa László;  Farkas Gyula L.:   Enostosis (osteopoikylosis, bone islands) in medieval (14- 15th centuries) skeletons.  In: Acta biologica Szegediensis, (52) 2.  pp. 329-331. (2008)   
language: eng