Prevalence of rheumatic diseases in ancient Chinese skeletons.

本文对距今7000 ~ 500年的800具中国成人骨骼标本进行了古病理学研究。有炎症性关节疾病，如化脓性关节炎和病因不明的少关节炎。在中国人的骨骼系列中没有发现明确的类风湿性关节炎或痛风患者，尽管我们在日本古代人群中发现了此类骨骼。骨关节炎的患病率很高，尤其是颈椎病。中国人髋关节骨关节炎患病率高于日本人。前纵韧带骨化和黄韧带骨化在中国古代骨骼中较为常见。

Paleopathological findings of about 800 adult Chinese skeletons died between 7000 and 500 years before present were investigated. There were inflammatory joint diseases such as purulent arthritis and oligoarthritis of unknown etiology. Skeletons with definite rheumatoid arthritis or gout were not detected in Chinese series of skeletons, although we found such skeletons in ancient Japanese population. Prevalence of osteoarthritis was very high, especially of spondylosis. The prevalence of hip osteoarthritis in Chinese skeletons seemed to be higher than that in Japanese skeletons. Ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament and ossification of the ligamentum flavum were common in ancient Chinese skeletons.