Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... adults , males have slightly more fractures , but , after age 45 , the proportion of women rises rapidly . The degree of trauma needed to produce fracture also plummets with advancing age , particularly in women . Radial Head and Neck ...
... adults , males have slightly more fractures , but , after age 45 , the proportion of women rises rapidly . The degree of trauma needed to produce fracture also plummets with advancing age , particularly in women . Radial Head and Neck ...
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... adults with severe osteoarthritis . They may also be impacted ( Bentley 1968 ) . The basicervical is uncommon except in children or in adults where some condition has already weakened this area . Basicervical fractures are actually ...
... adults with severe osteoarthritis . They may also be impacted ( Bentley 1968 ) . The basicervical is uncommon except in children or in adults where some condition has already weakened this area . Basicervical fractures are actually ...
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... adults , particularly younger males with an average age of 25-30 years . This increase most probably reflects their participation in activities in which high - energy injuries are most likely . Indeed , in adults , femoral fractures are ...
... adults , particularly younger males with an average age of 25-30 years . This increase most probably reflects their participation in activities in which high - energy injuries are most likely . Indeed , in adults , femoral fractures are ...
Contents
Chapter | 5 |
The Role of the Forensic Anthropologist in Trauma Analysis | 13 |
Summary | 31 |
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adults ankle anthropologist articular surface associated avulsion fractures blunt force trauma body Bone and Joint calcaneus cause cervical classification clavicle Clinical comminuted fractures common condyle cortical bone cranial vault damage depressed fractures deSouza diaphysis DiMaio and DiMaio direct blows dislocation displacement distal extensive femoral femur fibula flexion foot forearm forensic forensic anthropologist frac Fracture Figure fracture line fracture patterns fractures occur fragment frontal head humerus hyperextension impact individual involve Joint Surgery Journal of Bone Jupiter lateral ligaments linear fractures lumbar maxilla mechanism of injury medial medial malleolus metacarpal metatarsal motor vehicle accidents neck oblique fractures olecranon pelvic ring perimortem phalanges portion posterior produced proximal radial radius region relatively result rib fractures Rogers rotation scaphoid scapular Schatzker shaft fractures shearing Skeletal Trauma skull soft tissue spine spiral supracondylar fractures tibia tion Trafton transverse fracture tubercle tures Type ulna vertebrae vertical victim Watson-Jones 1941