Pneumatization of the Temporal Bones in a Greenlandic Inuit Anthropological Material
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Pneumatization of the Temporal Bones in a Greenlandic Inuit Anthropological Material. / Homøe, P; Lynnerup, N.
In: Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Vol. 111, No. 6, 1991, p. 1109-1116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Pneumatization of the Temporal Bones in a Greenlandic Inuit Anthropological Material
AU - Homøe, P
AU - Lynnerup, N
N1 - Keywords: Female; Greenland; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; Humans; Inuits; Male; Otitis Media; Temporal Bone
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - The degree of pneumatization of the temporal bones correlates with exposure during childhood and adolescence to infectious middle ear diseases (IMED), both acute and chronic. The pneumatized area as seen on cranial X-rays can be measured. This was applied to an anthropological material in order to develop methods for assessing ancient populations' exposure to IMED. Fifty-six Greenlandic Inuit (Eskimo) crania were examined. The crania were sexed and measured. X-rays were taken bilaterally, using the projection of Runström II, and the pneumatized area was measured planimetrically by computer. In blind trials it was found that the inter- and intraobserver variation was non-significant; that the degree of pneumatization of the temporal ossa did not reflect cranial size or sexual dimorphism; and that the pneumatized areas correlated bilaterally. Asymmetry in the size of the pneumatized areas, an indicator of exposure to IMED, was found in 5 crania (9%).
AB - The degree of pneumatization of the temporal bones correlates with exposure during childhood and adolescence to infectious middle ear diseases (IMED), both acute and chronic. The pneumatized area as seen on cranial X-rays can be measured. This was applied to an anthropological material in order to develop methods for assessing ancient populations' exposure to IMED. Fifty-six Greenlandic Inuit (Eskimo) crania were examined. The crania were sexed and measured. X-rays were taken bilaterally, using the projection of Runström II, and the pneumatized area was measured planimetrically by computer. In blind trials it was found that the inter- and intraobserver variation was non-significant; that the degree of pneumatization of the temporal ossa did not reflect cranial size or sexual dimorphism; and that the pneumatized areas correlated bilaterally. Asymmetry in the size of the pneumatized areas, an indicator of exposure to IMED, was found in 5 crania (9%).
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 1763634
VL - 111
SP - 1109
EP - 1116
JO - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
JF - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
SN - 0001-6489
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 304619