Histomorphometric and fractal analysis of femoral, tibial, and metatarsal compact bone samples in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus), and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Authors : ALEXANDRU GUDEA, ANDREI STEFAN

Pages : 528-536

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Histological sections of femur, tibia, and metatarsals originating from sheep insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ovis aries);, goat insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Capra hircus);, and roe deer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Capreolus capreolus); were examined in this study. Our research focused mainly on the quantitative characteristics of the microstructure of these bones. The areas, perimeters, minimum and maximum diameters of the secondary Haversian units, as well as structures of the primary osteonal units were assessed using comparative statistical methods. In addition to these parameters, the present paper investigated the usefulness of fractal analysis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(fractal dimension and lacunarity);, a new approach that quantifies the complexity and the emptiness pattern of biological structures. Moreover, our work uses pattern recognition methods as well as classical morphometric assessment methods, which appear to generate useful data for bone sample differentiation. Therefore, combining these methods should greatly facilitate further research in veterinary morphology, and forensic and legal veterinary medicine.
Keywords : Osteon, fractals, sheep, goat, roe deer, histomorphometry, archaeozoology, legal veterinary medicine