Bone Histology

Written for students and practitioners within the discipline of anthropology, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of the application of methods, current theories, and future directions in hard tissue research. It includes information on differentiating human from non-human bone and discusses areas such as bone mechanics and histopathology. It provides direction for juvenile and adult bone age estimation and includes over 150 photographs for reference, including 43 in color. Specific topics include basic bone and dental biology and histomorphology; bone health, growth and development; advances in technology; and histological collections available for researchers.

Auteur

Christian M. Crowder is currently the Deputy Director of Forensic Anthropology for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City and a board certified forensic anthropologist. He is also an adjunct lecturer at Pace University, holds a faculty position at the New York University Medical Center and an affiliation with the NYU Anthropology Department. In his present position with the OCME, Dr. Crowder assists with anthropology casework in the five boroughs of New York City.

Sam D. Stout is currently professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at the Ohio State University, and professor emeritus of the University of Missouri Department of Anthropology. His research and teaching interests are in skeletal biology, particularly from a microscopic (histomorphological) perspective, and its applications in bioarachaeology and forensic anthropology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Résumé
A broad understanding of bone and tooth microstructure is necessary for constructing the biological profile of an individual or individuals within a population. Bone Histology: An Anthropological Perspective brings together authors with extensive experience and expertise in various aspects of hard tissue histology to provide a comprehensive discuss

Contenu

Bone Remodeling, Histomorphology, and Histomorphometry. Growth and Development: Morphology, Mechanisms, and Abnormalities. Making the Mold: A Microstructural Perspective on Bone Modeling during Growth and Mechanical Adaptation. Histological Features of Dental Hard Tissues and Their Utility in Forensic Anthropology. Differentiating Human from Nonhuman Bone Microstructure. Histological Age-at-Death Estimation. Interpreting Load History in Limb-Bone Diaphyses: Important Considerations and Their Biomechanical Foundations. Bone Fracture: Biomechanics and Risk. Histotaphonomy. Light Microscopic Analysis of Macerated Pathologically Changed Bones. Histological Analyses of Human Bone from Archaeological Contexts. Bone Histology Collections of the National Museum of Health and Medicine. The Melbourne Femur Collection: How a Forensic and Anthropological Collection Came to Have Broader Applications. The Histology Laboratory and Principles of Microscope Instrumentation. Technological Developments in the Analysis of Cortical Bone Histology: The Third Dimension and Its Potential in Anthropology.