Asymptomatic Osseous Variations of the Postcranial Human Skeleton


Volume 5 - Comparative Anatomy and Posture of Animal and Human Set by Djillali Hadjouis

Asymptomatic Osseous Variations of the Postcranial Human Skeleton

Emeline Verna, University of Aix-Marseille, France


ISBN : 9781786308801

Publication Date : September 2023

Hardcover 196 pp

165.00 USD

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Description


Since ancient times, asymptomatic bone variations have been studied in many different disciplines. In radiology, for example, they enable the differentiation of the typical from the anomalous, but in biological anthropology they are especially useful in answering questions about humans and their diachronic and synchronic variability.

This book provides an easily accessible presentation of the osseous variations of the postcranial skeleton (from the spine to the feet), which are sometimes poorly understood by the scientific community. These variations are examined one by one, with definitions, population frequencies and complete illustrations given for each.

Asymptomatic Osseous Variations of the Postcranial Human Skeleton is intended as a comprehensive reference manual for further research on these types of skeletal variations.

Contents


1. The Upper Limb.
2. The Thorax.
3. The Vertebral Column.
4. The Pelvic Girdle.
5. The Lower Limb.

About the authors/editors


Emeline Verna is a lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the Université d’Aix-Marseille, France. Her specialties include human osteology and her research focuses on human skeletal variability and anatomical variations in particular.

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