Frequency of pathology in a large natural sample from Natural Trap Cave with special remarks on erosive disease in the Pleistocene

The search for the antiquity of erosive arthritis was the subject of an international conference (1). Although isolated examples have been reported from the anthropologic record (2, 3), systemic population studies have represented a newer approach (4). Recognition of erosive disease, osteoarthritis and DISH, as isolated observations, does not allow perspective with respect to population significance...