An example of a favorable outcome of a cervical spine injury occurring on a background of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: the result of an anthropological finding in the church of St. Peter in the town of Domashevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Abstract

The article provides a description of the anthropological finding – human remains discovered in the church of St. Peter (Domashevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, burial at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries AD). The available morphological data most likely indicate the presence of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. This disease resulted in trauma to the cervical vertebrae, which altered their morphology. However, the injury did not lead to death; the person lived for a long time afterwards, as post-traumatic skeletal changes with the development of torticollis were noted.

Keywords

• diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
• forestier disease
• injury
• cervical spine
• anthropology