Hematogenous osteomyelitis is an infection caused by bacterial seeding from the blood. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis is characterized by an acute infection of the bone caused by the seeding of the bacteria within the bone from a remote source. This condition occurs primarily in children. The most common site is the rapidly growing and highly vascular metaphysis of growing bones. The apparent slowing or sludging of blood flow as the vessels make sharp angles at the distal metaphysis predisposes the vessels to thrombosis and the bone itself to localized necrosis and bacterial seeding. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, despite its name, may have a slow clinical development and insidious onset. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic349.htm
Through selected examples, this overview describes the diverse types of data resulting from osteological analyses of burials and the way that such information contributes to a better understanding of past history The need for a cooperative, multidisciplinary approach, with inputs from experts in a variety of fields, is emphasized, and a number of opportunities and needs associated with anthropological research on historic burials are noted.
Studies of historic burials, associated artifacts, and the location and manner of interment yield new insights into past history, providing a better understanding of the experiences of our ancestors and a feeling of continuity with earlier generations. Bones and teeth constitute a special kind of archive in which physical characteristics, health, diet, and, sometimes, sociocultural practices are recorded. Deriving the maximum amount of information from this archive requires the expertise of a variety of disciplines, for example, physical anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, botany, dental and medical sciences, entomology, geosciences, history, and mortuary science. (Robinson, W. and V.H. Norwood. 1999.)
The human skeleton, depending on its completeness and state of preservation, can tell us much about an individual..............
