Major trauma affecting the spine, chest wall and arm survived by a 9th/10th century CE individual from Rižinice Croatia
Ana Curić,
Fabio Cavalli,
Željana Bašić,
Ivana Kružić,
Ivan Skejić,
Krešimir Dolić,
Deni Tojčić,
Ivan Jerković
Affiliations
Ana Curić
Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Gunjačina 3, 21 000, Split, Croatia
Fabio Cavalli
Research Unit of Paleoradiology an Allied Sciences, via della Pietà 2/1, Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste, Italy
Željana Bašić
University Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21000, Split, Croatia; Corresponding author.
Ivana Kružić
University Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21000, Split, Croatia
Ivan Skejić
University Hospital Center in Split, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Spinčićeva 1, 21000, Split, Croatia
Krešimir Dolić
University Hospital Center in Split, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Spinčićeva 1, 21000, Split, Croatia; University Department of Health Studies, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 35, 21000, Split, Croatia
Deni Tojčić
Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Gunjačina 3, 21 000, Split, Croatia
Ivan Jerković
University Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21000, Split, Croatia
This study investigates a series of antemortem injuries in the skeletal remains of a 36-45-year-old male from the medieval site of Rižinice. It presents the injuries comprising a fractured sternum, spinal hyperflexion, multiple rib fractures, and a non-union fracture to the olecranon process of the left ulna and a patella cubiti, a rare anomaly, which until now has not been reported in a paleopathological context. The research aims to uncover the causes, timing, and effects of these traumata, providing insight into the challenges of life in the mid-9th to mid-10th century.
