A foot deformity from a Romano-British cemetery at Gloucester, England and the current evidence for Talipes in palaeopathology

Roberts, C.A.; Knusel, C.; Race, L.

Abstract

A male skeleton from the Romano-British site at Kingsholm, Gloucester, is described with abnormalities in the humerus, femur, tibia, fibula and foot. Computed tomography of the femora to enable cross-sectional analysis suggested altered normal gait to compensate for the deformity. Differential diagnoses are considered and a diagnosis of clubfoot deformity is suggested. Palaeopathological evidence for clubfoot is rare in the literature but the cases reported to date are reviewed.

Citation

Roberts, C., Knusel, C., & Race, L. (2004). A foot deformity from a Romano-British cemetery at Gloucester, England and the current evidence for Talipes in palaeopathology. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 14(5), 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.723

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Jul 27, 2009
• Journal: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
• Print ISSN: 1047-482X
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-1212
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 389-403
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.723
• Keywords: Romano-British, Gloucester, England, Foot deformity, Computed tomography.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1599189