A cripple from the medieval hospital of Sts James and Mary Magdalen, Chichester
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- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
- Vol. 3 (3) , 155-165
Abstract
The skeletal remains of a medieval leper from the hospital of Sts James and Mary Magdalene, Chichester, demonstrate osseous alterations in possible response to altered posture and crutch‐aided locomotion. This individual provides further insight into the possible identification of osseous changes commensurate with maintained abnormal posture and strenuous use of one limb to aid locomotion. In this regard, it allows an appreciation and assessment of skeletal plasticity as a possible response to trauma and disease processes.Keywords
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