Measurement of Changes in Trabecular Bone Structure with Age in an Archaeological Population

Osteoporosis is a major health problem in Britain today. The study of fractures resulting from osteoporosis in the present population indicates that the key factor in their occurrence is trabecular bone structure, rather than whole bone mass or density. No simple method, applicable equally to archaeological material, is available to provide a quantitative description of bone structure. Close range photogrammetry is a technique by which the …