Ankle lesions and shortening of the forearm on a female from the Roman city of Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Spain): consequences of an accidental traumatic episode during growth?

In one Roman funerary area (1st-2nd centuries AD) of Augusta Emerita, an adult female skeleton was found, showing multiple healed trauma, being one the first evidences of this kind documented in the capital of Lusitania. This study describes those lesions, reconstructs the possible events responsibl...

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Main Authors: Filipa Cortesão Silva, Juana Márquez Pérez
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi 2020-12-01
Series:Munibe Antropologia-Arkeologia
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Online Access:http://www.aranzadi.eus/fileadmin/docs/Munibe/maa.2020.71.12.pdf
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Summary:In one Roman funerary area (1st-2nd centuries AD) of Augusta Emerita, an adult female skeleton was found, showing multiple healed trauma, being one the first evidences of this kind documented in the capital of Lusitania. This study describes those lesions, reconstructs the possible events responsible and hypothetical impact on the subject’s quality of life. Macroscopic and radiological observation revealed fractures of the left distal third of the radius and the ulnar styloid process, as well as of the distal third of the left fibula. Those of the forearm, caused a shortening of about one centimetre, probably resulting from a fall during growth. The fracture of the fibula would have occurred from an underfoot accident resulting also in a heterotopic ossification of the distal anterior ligament. Since both fractures are well consolidated and without degenerative articular lesions, this woman probably did not suffer significant sequelae thereafter. ______________________________________________________________________________ En un área funeraria romana (siglos I-II d.C.) de Augusta Emerita fue descubierto el esqueleto de una mujer adulta mostrando un trauma múltiple cicatrizado, siendo una de las primeras evidencias de este tipo documentadas en la capital de la provincia Lusitania. Este estudio describe las lesiones, reconstruye los posibles eventos responsables y su hipotético impacto en la calidad de vida del individuo. Las observaciones macroscópicas y radiológicas revelan fracturas del tercio distal del radio y del proceso estiloide del cúbito izquierdos, así como del tercio distal del peroné izquierdo. Las del antebrazo ocasionaron un acortamiento de cerca de un centímetro, fruto posiblemente de una caída durante su desarrollo. La fractura de peroné habrá sido consecuencia de un accidente del pie que provocó, además, una osificación heterotópica del ligamento anterior distal. Dado que las fracturas se presentan bien consolidadas y sin lesiones articulares degenerativas, esta mujer probablemente no tuvo secuelas significativas.
ISSN:1132-2217
2172-4555