Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... flexion and extension is reduced in comparison to the neck . The ribs act to stabilize the spinal column and are important in restricting flexion and exten- sion . The amount of rotation in the thoracic region is high . The increasing ...
... flexion and extension is reduced in comparison to the neck . The ribs act to stabilize the spinal column and are important in restricting flexion and exten- sion . The amount of rotation in the thoracic region is high . The increasing ...
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... flexion . The mechanisms of injury in this region are due to axial compression , flex- ion , lateral compression , flexion - rotation , shear , flexion - distraction and extension ( Eismont et al . 1994 ) . While these are the normal ...
... flexion . The mechanisms of injury in this region are due to axial compression , flex- ion , lateral compression , flexion - rotation , shear , flexion - distraction and extension ( Eismont et al . 1994 ) . While these are the normal ...
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... flexion burst fractures which extend through the anterior and posterior elements . This fracture pattern extends the effects of lateral com- pression which merely collapse the centrum . to lateral flexion but differs from injuries due ...
... flexion burst fractures which extend through the anterior and posterior elements . This fracture pattern extends the effects of lateral com- pression which merely collapse the centrum . to lateral flexion but differs from injuries due ...
Contents
Chapter | 5 |
The Role of the Forensic Anthropologist in Trauma Analysis | 13 |
Summary | 31 |
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