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Research findings from University of Pisa update understanding of arthritis

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 3rd, 2009

According to recent research from Pisa, Italy, "A paleopathological study was carried out on the she skeletal remains of Cardinal Carlo de'Medici (1595-1666), son of the Grand Duke Ferdinando I (1549-1609) and Cristina from. Lorraine (1565-1636), to investigate the articular pathology described in the archival sources."

"The skeletal remains of Carlo, buried in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, have been exhumed and submitted to macroscopic and radiological examination. The skeleton of Carlo revealed a concentration of different severe pathologies. Ankylosis of the cervical column, associated with other facial and spine anomalies suggests a diagnosis of...

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