Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... femoral shaft protects it from many insults , but the angulation at the proximal end as it articulates with the hip diverts the direct transmission of forces medially and jeopardizes the strength of the bone . This proximal region is ...
... femoral shaft protects it from many insults , but the angulation at the proximal end as it articulates with the hip diverts the direct transmission of forces medially and jeopardizes the strength of the bone . This proximal region is ...
Page 173
... Femoral Head Fractures . Following the guidelines of Pipkin ( 1957 ) for hip dislocations , femoral head fractures can be distinguished based on the loca- tion of the fracture line and whether it occurs in combination with femoral neck ...
... Femoral Head Fractures . Following the guidelines of Pipkin ( 1957 ) for hip dislocations , femoral head fractures can be distinguished based on the loca- tion of the fracture line and whether it occurs in combination with femoral neck ...
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... Femoral Shaft Fractures The femoral shafts are among the most heavily mineralized areas in the body ( Galloway et al . 1997 ) . Because of this , fractures of this region are rare except for those situations involving considerable force ...
... Femoral Shaft Fractures The femoral shafts are among the most heavily mineralized areas in the body ( Galloway et al . 1997 ) . Because of this , fractures of this region are rare except for those situations involving considerable force ...
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