Histomorphological analysis of the variability of the human skeleton: forensic implications

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dc.contributor.authorCummaudo, Marco
dc.contributor.authorCappella, Annalisa
dc.contributor.authorBiraghi, Miranda
dc.contributor.authorRaffone, Caterina
dc.contributor.authorMárquez-Grant, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorCattaneo, Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-16T15:52:56Z
dc.date.available2020-01-16T15:52:56Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-20
dc.description.abstractOne of the fundamental questions in forensic medicine and anthropology is whether or not a bone or bone fragment is human. Surprisingly at times for the extreme degradation of the bone (charred, old), DNA cannot be successfully performed and one must turn to other methods. Histological analysis at times can be proposed. However, the variability of a single human skeleton has never been tested. Forty-nine thin sections of long, flat, irregular and short bones were obtained from a well-preserved medieval adult human skeleton. A qualitative histomorphological analysis was performed in order to assess the presence of primary and secondary bone and the presence, absence and orientation of vascular canals. No histological sections exhibited woven or fibro-lamellar bone. Long bones showed a higher variability with an alternation within the same section of areas characterized by tightly packed secondary osteons and areas with scattered secondary osteons immersed in a lamellar matrix. Flat and irregular bones appeared to be characterized by a greater uniformity with scattered osteons in abundant interstitial lamellae. Some cases of “osteon banding” and “drifting osteons” were observed. Although Haversian bone represent the most frequent pattern, a histomorphological variability between different bones of the same individual, in different portions of the same bone, and in different parts of the same section has been observed. Therefore, the present study has highlighted the importance of extending research to whole skeletons without focusing only on single bones, in order to have a better understanding of the histological variability of both human and non-human bone.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationCummaudo M, Cappella A, Biraghi M, et al., (2018) Histomorphological analysis of the variability of the human skeleton: forensic implications. International Journal of Legal Medicine, Volume 132, Issue 5, September 2018, pp. 1-11en_UK
dc.identifier.cris19492259
dc.identifier.issn0937-9827
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-018-1781-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14934
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectForensic anthropologyen_UK
dc.subjectBone histologyen_UK
dc.subjectHistomorphological variabilityen_UK
dc.subjectHuman vs non-humanen_UK
dc.titleHistomorphological analysis of the variability of the human skeleton: forensic implicationsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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