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Intraskeletal Variability of Relative Cortical Area

Stewart, Marissa Catherine
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1215-8820
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1304547571

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2011, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Anthropology.
Histomorphometric and cross-sectional geometric studies of bone have provided valuable information about age at death, behavioral and activity patterns, and pathological conditions for past and present human populations. While a considerable amount of exploratory and applied research has been completed using histomorphometric and cross-sectional geometric properties, the effects of intraskeletal variability have not been fully explored. The purpose of this study is to determine whether intraskeletal variability exists in relative cortical area values. To examine intraskeletal variability, cross-sections of the femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, ulna, and rib when present, were examined from a cadaveric collection (n=34). I test the null hypothesis that the relative cortical area values of all bones are the same. Statistical treatment (P<0.0001) revealed that intraskeletal variability is present in the bones of these individuals, showing that there is no universal relative cortical area value for an individual. Furthermore, the results suggest that the only bones that produce reasonably homogenous relative cortical area values in this sample are the fibula, radius, and ulna. The relative cortical area values produced from the other bones appear to be more heterogeneous than the values from the aforementioned bones. The study is a contribution to the larger work that needs to be performed to quantify the intraskeletal variability of histomorphometric properties before variability between individuals and populations can be fully understood. A pilot study comparing commonly used methods to collect histomorphometric and cross-sectional geometric data are also compared in order to justify the methodology used in the current study.
Sam Stout, PhD (Advisor)
Paul Sciulli, PhD (Committee Member)
Clark Spencer Larsen, PhD (Committee Member)
85 p.
biological anthropology; intraskeletal variability; relative cortical area; cross-sectional geometry

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  • Stewart, M. C. (2011). Intraskeletal Variability of Relative Cortical Area [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1304547571

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stewart, Marissa. Intraskeletal Variability of Relative Cortical Area. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1304547571.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stewart, Marissa. "Intraskeletal Variability of Relative Cortical Area." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1304547571

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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