Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... bone remodeling that occurs throughout our lives . This process is a coupled response . Osteoblasts release an enzyme to clear away the collagen coating which covers bone . This action exposes the bone to recognition by the osteoclasts ...
... bone remodeling that occurs throughout our lives . This process is a coupled response . Osteoblasts release an enzyme to clear away the collagen coating which covers bone . This action exposes the bone to recognition by the osteoclasts ...
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... bones . Lytic changes are seen as ( 1 ) a generalized process that affects all bones but is particularly severe in trabecular bone or ( 2 ) localized loss resulting in erosion areas within bone . The former , known as osteoporosis , is ...
... bones . Lytic changes are seen as ( 1 ) a generalized process that affects all bones but is particularly severe in trabecular bone or ( 2 ) localized loss resulting in erosion areas within bone . The former , known as osteoporosis , is ...
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... bones are all likely sites of such concentrations ( Currey 1984 ) . Examination of overall bone mor- phology shows that these features rarely occur in places or take a course which will place the bone at greatest biomechanical risk ...
... bones are all likely sites of such concentrations ( Currey 1984 ) . Examination of overall bone mor- phology shows that these features rarely occur in places or take a course which will place the bone at greatest biomechanical risk ...
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