Abstract：
Bone histomorphometry refers to the study of the structure and microscopic features of bone tissue. It involves the measurement and assessment of bone microanatomy, and it provides valuable information on bone properties. Through the application of histomorphometry, researchers can acquire information on bone metabolism and on remodeling dynamics, which is useful to the study of bone health. During the last 50 years, biological anthropologists have adopted the use of histomorphometry while examining issues specific to human health and evolutionary trends from prehistoric remains. Scientists coming from the medical field have applied histomorphometry in their research as it allows the study of bone changes, useful to describe pathological conditions among these ancient human remains. This paper reflects on some of the research that involves histomorphometric analysis specific to diet and health, forensic anthropology, taphonomic assessment of bone, non-human primate research and biomechanics. The purpose of the paper is to consider past and future applications of bone histomorphometry to enable a discussion which might direct research towards under-explored areas of bone biology. For example, looking at renewed interest in clavicular histology and stimulating investigations that focus on osteocyte density. Additionally, a discussion is offered concerning OPD values used to correlate chronological age to biological age estimations.
摘要：
骨组织形态计量学是指研究骨组织的结构和微观特征。它涉及骨骼显微解剖的测量和评估，它提供了关于骨骼特性的有价值的信息。通过组织形态计量学的应用，研究人员可以获得骨代谢和重塑动力学的信息，这对骨骼健康的研究很有用。在过去的50年里,生物人类学家采用了组织形态计量学的方法，同时研究了人类健康特有的问题和史前遗骸的进化趋势。来自医学领域的科学家在他们的研究中应用了组织形态计量学，因为它允许研究骨骼变化，用于描述这些古代人类遗骸中的病理状况。本文反映了一些涉及特定于饮食和健康的组织形态计量学分析的研究，法医人类学,骨骼的解剖学评估，非人灵长类动物研究和生物力学。本文的目的是考虑骨组织形态计量学的过去和未来应用，以进行讨论，这可能会将研究引向未开发的骨生物学领域。例如,着眼于对锁骨组织学的新兴趣和对骨细胞密度的刺激研究。此外,讨论了用于将实际年龄与生物年龄估计相关联的OPD值。
