Skeletal age determination based on the os pubis: A comparison of the Acsádi-Nemeskéri and Suchey-Brooks methods

After reviewing various systems of age determination based on analysis of the pubic bone, the discussion concentrates on the collection and preparation of an extensive autopsy sample (n=1225) of pubic bones from modern individuals with legal documentation of age at death (death and/or birth certificates). TheSuchey-Brooks method derived from this sample is described. TheAcsádi-Nemeskéri system is evaluated in terms of the documented collection and it is seen that their five stage method focuses only on the early and late morphological changes. The intermediate stages, in which the ventral rampart is in process of completion, are not described. Their suggested age ranges do not correspond with the documented modern sample. Based on these limitations of theAcsádi-Nemeskéri method, applications of theSuchey-Brooks system are discussed.     

雌酚酮体外影响骨生长的形态学研究

目的：从组织形态学角度综合考察雌酚酮在体外对骨吸收和骨形成的影响。方法：１６ｄ胎龄雌性小鼠尺骨在含有雌酚酮的ＢＧＪｂ培养基中旋转培养４８ｈ后,测量骨总长和骨干长度;Ｈ．Ｅ染色,光镜下计数破骨细胞和肥大软骨细胞。结果：当雌酚酮浓度为１０＾－７ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,长骨总长和骨干长均比对照组显著增加;破骨细胞减少,肥大软骨细胞增加。结论：雌酚酮在体外可抑制骨吸收,促进骨形成。     

Evolution of human growth spurts

This study investigates subadult growth spurts in a large sample of anthropoid primates, including humans. Analyses of body mass growth curves show that humans are not unique in the expression of female and male body mass growth spurts. Subadult growth spurts are observed in both New World and Old World anthropoid primates and are more common in males than in females. Allometric analyses of growth spurts indicate that many aspects of primate growth spurts are strongly correlated with species size. Small species tend not to exhibit growth spurts. Although male and female scaling patterns for velocity and size measures are comparable, scaling relations of variables that measure the timing of growth spurts differ by sex. These patterns can he related to sexual differences in life histories. Scaling analyses further show that humans do not depart substantially from patterns that describe other anthropoid primates. Thus, in relative terms, human growth spurts are not exceptional compared to this sample of primates. The long absolute delay in the initiation of the human growth spurt may be of substantial evolutionary importance and serves to distinguish humans from other primates. In essence, humans exhibit growth spurts that are comparable to other primates in many respects. However, human growth spurts are shifted to very late absolute ages. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

镶嵌式外固定架治疗长骨骨不连17例体会

目的:探讨长骨骨不连的一种治疗方法。方法:2007年1月至2009年8月,采用镶嵌式外固定架治疗17例长骨骨不连。本组17例,男11例,女6例,年龄16-64岁,平均31岁。2例为血源性骨髓炎病理性骨折后,股骨、胫骨各1例;6例为创伤性骨髓炎后骨折不愈,肱骨1例,股骨1例,胫骨4例;9例为手术后无感染性骨不连,肱骨2例,股骨2例,胫骨5例;7例有不同程度畸形,6例有1.5-8cm骨短缩,其中2例同时行骨痂延长术。结果:全部病人均获随访,随访时间9-20个月,以1975年天津全国骨科会议制定的骨折愈合标准为依据,本组17例病人均获得临床愈合,骨不连处平均愈合时间为4～9月(平均6.2月),1例延长8cm,另1例延长6cm。结论:利用镶嵌式外固定架治疗长骨骨不连一种简单有效的方法。     

镶嵌式外固定架治疗长骨骨不连17例体会

目的：探讨长骨骨不连的一种治疗方法。方法：2007年1月至2009年8月,采用镶嵌式外固定架治疗17例长骨骨不连。本组17例,男11例,女6例,年龄16-64岁,平均31岁。2例为血源性骨髓炎病理性骨折后,股骨、胫骨各1例;6例为创伤性骨髓炎后骨折不愈,肱骨1例,股骨1例,胫骨4例;9例为手术后无感染性骨不连,肱骨2例,股骨2例,胫骨5例;7例有不同程度畸形,6例有1.5-8cm骨短缩,其中2例同时行骨痂延长术。结果：全部病人均获随访,随访时间9-20个月,以1975年天津全国骨科会议制定的骨折愈合标准为依据,本组17例病人均获得临床愈合,骨不连处平均愈合时间为4～9月（平均6.2月）,1例延长8cm,另1例延长6cm。结论：利用镶嵌式外固定架治疗长骨骨不连一种简单有效的方法。     

Aging bone score and climatic factors

Hand radiograms for osseographic assessment of bone aging status were taken from more than 7,500 individuals residing in 31 different localities and belonging to 20 ethnic groups. Multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate possible associations between bone aging parameters and several climatic factors, to wit: hours of daylight in January and July, average monthly humidity and partial vapor pressure in January and July, and one climatic index pertaining to comfort conditions in life, namely, the Bioclimatic Index of Severity of Climatic Regime. Multiple regression analysis clearly pointed to significant correlations between climatic characteristics and indices defining the relative rate of bone aging in humans; it also evinced an independent contribution of July's humidity and January's mean temperature to earliest age at which first signs of bone aging can be found. In sum, there are grounds for concluding that temperature and humidity are key factors in triggering initial bone changes in individuals within the human populations prone to environmental effects. The combination of humidity and temperature with other factors which reflect the sharpness of the interseasonal differences in climatic conditions predispose the populations to early onset of bone changes. Am J Phys Anthropol 106:349–359, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Age-related changes of bone mineral density in human calcaneus, talus, and scaphoid bone

To examine whether the bone mineral density (BMD) decreases uniformly with aging in any spongy bones, the authors investigated age-related changes of BMD in the calcaneus, talus, and scaphoid bone. After the ordinary dissection by medical students was finished, calcanei, tali, and scaphoid bones were resected from the subjects, and BMDs were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Their BMDs seemed to decrease gradually with aging in the calcanei, tali, and scaphoid bones. It was found that there were statistically significant relationships between age and BMD in the men’s and women’s scaphoid bones, women’s tali, and women’s calcanei, but not in the men’s tali and calcanei. It should be noted that there were significant relationships between age and BMD in both men’s and women’s scaphoid bones. In regard to relationship in BMD between the bones of the upper and lower limbs in individuals, it was found that the relationship between the calcaneus and talus was higher than that between the calcaneus and scaphoid bone. This suggests that there is a higher relationship in BMD between the two tarsal bones compared with that between the tarsal and carpal bones.