Interdisciplinarity of secondary osteons: relevance of bioarchaeological and palaeontological research in biomedical cortical bone histology studies.

ABSTRACT: Secondary osteons are fundamental products of bone metabolic processes. They accumulate, crowd, and superimpose over themselves over the lifespan of the individual and capture significant biological, environmental, and even social information. They are crucial in biomedical research as a reflection of bone health and disease. Because bone preserves after death, secondary osteons offer a window into past human and animal lives. They are arguably one of very few biological traits that have been examined across multiple disciplines that work with modern and ancient samples. Here, we review articles indexed in PubMed that examine secondary osteons but span beyond biomedicine, such as palaeontology and bioarchaeology. We aim to identify commonalities and differences across these disciplines to

SUBMITTER: Miszkiewicz JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12754215 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature