Massa óssea cortical e fraturas de fragilidade na Coleção de Esqueletos Identificados do séc. XXI

Andreia Perinha; Catarina Nogueira; Cláudia Umbelino; Ana Maria Silva; Eugénia Cunha; Francisco Curate

doi:10.14195/2182-7982_35_2

Authors

Andreia Perinha Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8602-3614
Catarina Nogueira Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5385-5147
Cláudia Umbelino CIAS, ICArEHB, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-7364
Ana Maria Silva UNIARQ, Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1912-6581
Eugénia Cunha Laboratório de Antropologia Forense, Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2998-371X
Francisco Curate CIAS, Laboratório de Antropologia Forense, ICArEHB, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2182-7982_35_2

Keywords:

Osteoporosis, bone loss, radiogrammetry, osteoporotic fractures, paleopathology

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease with greater incidence in postmenopausal women and the elderly from both sexes in present-day populations. It is characterized by a decline of bone mass and strength, resulting in an increased risk of fracture. The main purpose of this article is to assess the epidemiological patterns of cortical bone loss from the 21st century identified skeletal collection (CEI/XXI) and its relation with fragility fractures. Therefore, 136 individuals {F = 68; M = 68} from the CEI/XXI were studied. Cortical bone loss was evaluated through radiogrammetric analysis at the second metacarpal.
Skeletal fragility fractures (vertebrae, hip, distal radius and proximal humerus) were also evaluated. The results suggest that bone mass loss is directly related with aging, being more intense in females. In contrast to females, the aging process does not seem to be a risk factor to the occurrence of fractures
in males.