Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... loading of bone tissue peaks at about 2500-3500 microstrain , but routinely the loads range between 1000-1500 microstrain ( Rubin and Lanyon 1982 ) . The yield point is approximately 7000 microstrain , indicating that bone sustains a ...
... loading of bone tissue peaks at about 2500-3500 microstrain , but routinely the loads range between 1000-1500 microstrain ( Rubin and Lanyon 1982 ) . The yield point is approximately 7000 microstrain , indicating that bone sustains a ...
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... loading is usu- ally within the tolerable levels of resistance , but it is the repetitive nature of the loading which is catastrophic ( Reilly and Burstein 1974 ; Harkness et al . 1991 ) . This weakens the bone structure , and the heat ...
... loading is usu- ally within the tolerable levels of resistance , but it is the repetitive nature of the loading which is catastrophic ( Reilly and Burstein 1974 ; Harkness et al . 1991 ) . This weakens the bone structure , and the heat ...
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... loading ( Currey 1984 ) . When shearing is combined with twisting , the forces are classed as tor- sional or rotational . Torsional loading is a relatively common occurrence in human bones and is frequently involved in fractures ...
... loading ( Currey 1984 ) . When shearing is combined with twisting , the forces are classed as tor- sional or rotational . Torsional loading is a relatively common occurrence in human bones and is frequently involved in fractures ...
Contents
Chapter | 5 |
The Role of the Forensic Anthropologist in Trauma Analysis | 13 |
Summary | 31 |
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