A foot deformity from a Romano-British cemetery at Gloucester, England and the current evidence for Talipes in palaeopathology

Roberts, C.A.; Knusel, C.; Race, L.

doi:10.1002/oa.723

A foot deformity from a Romano-British cemetery at Gloucester, England and the current evidence for Talipes in palaeopathology

Roberts, C.A.; Knusel, C.; Race, L.

Authors

Professor Charlotte Roberts c.a.roberts@durham.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor

C. Knusel

L. Race

Contributors

T O'Connor
Editor

Abstract

A male skeleton from the Romano-British site at Kingsholm, Gloucester, is described with abnormalities in the humerus, femur, tibia, fibula and foot. Computed tomography of the femora to enable cross-sectional analysis suggested altered normal gait to compensate for the deformity. Differential diagnoses are considered and a diagnosis of clubfoot deformity is suggested. Palaeopathological evidence for clubfoot is rare in the literature but the cases reported to date are reviewed.

Citation

Roberts, C., Knusel, C., & Race, L. (2004). A foot deformity from a Romano-British cemetery at Gloucester, England and the current evidence for Talipes in palaeopathology. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 14(5), 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.723

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2004
Deposit Date	Jul 27, 2009
Journal	International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
Print ISSN	1047-482X
Electronic ISSN	1099-1212
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	14
Issue	5
Pages	389-403
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.723
Keywords	Romano-British, Gloucester, England, Foot deformity, Computed tomography.