Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma Alison Galloway. Incomplete Fractures Incomplete fractures are characterized by retention of some continuity between the portions of the fractured bone ( Figure 2-3 ) . These are more common ...
Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma Alison Galloway. Incomplete Fractures Incomplete fractures are characterized by retention of some continuity between the portions of the fractured bone ( Figure 2-3 ) . These are more common ...
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... bone surface being impacted ( McElhaney et al . 1976 ) . When the impact is highly localized and is accompanied by considerable power ... Fracture Oblique Fracture Spiral Fracture Comminuted Butterfly Fracture Fracture 52 Broken Bones.
... bone surface being impacted ( McElhaney et al . 1976 ) . When the impact is highly localized and is accompanied by considerable power ... Fracture Oblique Fracture Spiral Fracture Comminuted Butterfly Fracture Fracture 52 Broken Bones.
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... bone . This failure decreases the cross - sectional area , magnifying the forces acting on the remaining segments of bone . As the fracture crosses the bone it crosses the " neutral axis , " the point where there should be a transition ...
... bone . This failure decreases the cross - sectional area , magnifying the forces acting on the remaining segments of bone . As the fracture crosses the bone it crosses the " neutral axis , " the point where there should be a transition ...
Contents
Chapter | 5 |
The Role of the Forensic Anthropologist in Trauma Analysis | 13 |
Summary | 31 |
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