Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... metacarpals are fairly common , especially for the first and fifth metacarpals ( Rogers 1992 ) accounting for about 20 % of all hand frac- tures ( Hunter and Cowan 1970 ) . Metacarpal fractures are particularly com- mon in young adult ...
... metacarpals are fairly common , especially for the first and fifth metacarpals ( Rogers 1992 ) accounting for about 20 % of all hand frac- tures ( Hunter and Cowan 1970 ) . Metacarpal fractures are particularly com- mon in young adult ...
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... metacarpal shafts ( Watson - Jones 1941 ) . When these frac- tures are present with overall bone loss , they are often found to be only one part of a complex of skeletal injuries ( Jupiter and Belsky 1992 ) . Fractures of the metacarpal ...
... metacarpal shafts ( Watson - Jones 1941 ) . When these frac- tures are present with overall bone loss , they are often found to be only one part of a complex of skeletal injuries ( Jupiter and Belsky 1992 ) . Fractures of the metacarpal ...
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... metacarpal also is vulnerable to fracture in ways that are less common in the other metacarpals . Fractures in this bone are rela- tively common . The most vulnerable portion appears to be the head and neck , accounting for 60 % of ...
... metacarpal also is vulnerable to fracture in ways that are less common in the other metacarpals . Fractures in this bone are rela- tively common . The most vulnerable portion appears to be the head and neck , accounting for 60 % of ...
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