Entheses are always visible on the bone, although with variable forms and degrees of expression. The term »robusticity« indicates the »normal« osseous markings at entheses, while » enthesopathy«, indicates the presence of enthesophytes or osteolytic areas1-3. A scoring method for enthesopathy development has already been proposed3. In this paper, a standardised descriptive and photographic scoring method is proposed for the robusticity of 23 postcranial skeleton entheses. For each enthesis, 3 levels of development are described, corresponding, in general, to a weak-moderate expression (degree 1), strong development (degree 2) and very strong development (degree 3). The interobserver error of about 20% seems acceptable given the great morphological variability of these traits.
Mariotti V., Facchini F., Belcastro M.G. (2007). The Study of Entheses: Proposal of a Standardised Scoring Method for Twenty-Three Entheses of the Postcranial Skeleton. COLLEGIUM ANTROPOLOGICUM, 31(1), 291-313.
The Study of Entheses: Proposal of a Standardised Scoring Method for Twenty-Three Entheses of the Postcranial Skeleton
MARIOTTI, VALENTINA;FACCHINI, FIORENZO;BELCASTRO, MARIA GIOVANNA
2007
Abstract
Entheses are always visible on the bone, although with variable forms and degrees of expression. The term »robusticity« indicates the »normal« osseous markings at entheses, while » enthesopathy«, indicates the presence of enthesophytes or osteolytic areas1-3. A scoring method for enthesopathy development has already been proposed3. In this paper, a standardised descriptive and photographic scoring method is proposed for the robusticity of 23 postcranial skeleton entheses. For each enthesis, 3 levels of development are described, corresponding, in general, to a weak-moderate expression (degree 1), strong development (degree 2) and very strong development (degree 3). The interobserver error of about 20% seems acceptable given the great morphological variability of these traits.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.