| Title |
The musculoskeletal abnormalities of the Similaun Iceman (“ÖTZI”): clues to chronic pain and possible treatments
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Inflammopharmacology, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10787-012-0153-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Walter F. Kean, Shannon Tocchio, Mary Kean, K. D. Rainsford |
| Abstract |
In 1991, a deceased human male was found frozen in a glacier pool in the Italian Alps in north west Italy, and is now carefully preserved in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, in Bolzano, Italy. The bodily tissues of the 5,300 year old male (colloquially referred to as the Iceman or Ötzi) were well preserved despite damage related to freezing, and glacial movement. Associated articles of well-preserved clothing, tools, weapons and other devices were also present and have been studied in detail. Clinical examination and imaging investigations have also shown that the Icemen had experienced possible illnesses in his lifetime and had identifiable areas of arthritis and musculoskeletal injury. This report includes some key observations on the musculoskeletal state of Ötzi and reference to the involvement of tattoo markings. Some aspects about the aetiology of his abnormalities and inflammatory arthritis are considered along with possible treatments that he might have employed. |
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| Denmark | 1 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| United Kingdom | 3 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 83 | 95% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Researcher | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 19 | 22% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 6% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
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