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booksforbioarchaeologists:

Today is a very sad day in biological anthropology and paleopathology. Dr. Ortner has passed away. His contributions to biological anthropology and paleopathology were immense. His intelligence and wit will be missed by us all. Dr. Donald Ortner’s work can be found here.

identificationmuseum:

Original and cast of an individual with a genetic developmental disorder, likely frontometaphyseal dysplasia. Cast was made from CT data.

Probable osteoporosis.

I. just. can’t. Ow! 

Probable osteoporosis- proximal femur and os coxa. 

Osteoporosis of the lower appendages. This looks so very painful. 

Probable osteoporosis of the upper appendages. 

Probable osteoporosis of the femur and os coxa. 

macwolf asked: Any online sources that will be helpful in memorizing bones? Any positive techniques in order to pass my first paleopathology course?

Hello there! I’m sure there are many online sources one can use to help memorizing bones, however the one that I have used the most (besides phone apps) is eskeletons.org. The best way to learn osteology is always through hands on lab time.

Any other followers have suggestions for online tools? 

My advice for your paleopathology course would to be to learn which pathologies have very distinct bones they affect/do not affect or any distinctive patterns they leave on a bone. I would also suggest making sure to know which pathologies have overlapping symptoms, and then find specific differences to keep from mixing them up. 

If you ever need examples of a pathology, let me know and I will help as best I can. 

Thanks for following! 

Osteoporosis of the os coxae