Vertebral size and shape potentially linked to generalized back problems
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 08:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
According to a multidisciplinary study at the University of Oulu, contemporary Finns' vertebrae have not grown in the same proportion to body size compared to people who lived 200 to 500 years ago. The smaller size of vertebrae may be linked to contemporary back problems.