tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591620165786046394.post3399621787478820959..comments2023-10-21T16:34:17.952+01:00Comments on Palaeopodiatry: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17640747285683524080noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591620165786046394.post-72480614639113050462007-08-03T18:58:00.000+01:002007-08-03T18:58:00.000+01:00This find was investigated by Professor Andreas Ne...This find was investigated by Professor Andreas Nerlich and published in the Lancet(2000;356:2176-79. Who found the well preserved mummy of a woman, though broken into several parts her age and sex were identifiable.They discovered the toe had been amputated during her lifetime.Concluded from the covering of tissue over the wound site.<BR/>Diagnostic imaging showed deminiralisation of the first metertasalphalageal joint,with osteophytic deposit at the distal aspect.<BR/>CT's of the arteries produced evidence for arteriosclerosis,mild osteopenia and the possibility that she was a diabetic.<BR/>The functionality of the prosthesis is still under investigation by Jackie Finch and her research team at the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology.<BR/>http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/egyptology/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640747285683524080noreply@blogger.com