Paleopathologic Analysis of the Calcaneus Spur Disease in The Adults Human from the Tepecik Middle Age Burial Site in Elazığ

Abstract

In this study, the calcaneal spur diseases that occur in the skeletons of the adult human in Tepecik have been studied. Calcaneal spur, a bony spur projecting from the back of the calcaneal bone. Calcaneal spur are common in older men and women. Total 145 calcaneus bones were examined for Calcaneal spur. This symptom was found by 15,86 % in 145 calcaneuses. The rate of calcaneal spur identified among male is 16,25 % and 15,38 % among female individuals. Calcaneal spur can be defined to underlying diseases which cause degenerative disease of the joint occurs such as Reiter's disease, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, Idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and musculoskeletal stress markers.