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Page 103
Sacrum The sacrum plays a critical role in both the spine and the pelvic ring ,
transferring weight between the two structures and forming the posterior segment
of the pelvis . It often is fractured in conjunction with compression or shearing of
the ...
Sacrum The sacrum plays a critical role in both the spine and the pelvic ring ,
transferring weight between the two structures and forming the posterior segment
of the pelvis . It often is fractured in conjunction with compression or shearing of
the ...
Page 161
... internal soft tissue structures have been perforated . About 4 % of pelvic
fractures are considered open , meaning there is direct communication between
the broken bone and rectal , vaginal , perineal or skin laceration ( Rothernberger
et al .
... internal soft tissue structures have been perforated . About 4 % of pelvic
fractures are considered open , meaning there is direct communication between
the broken bone and rectal , vaginal , perineal or skin laceration ( Rothernberger
et al .
Page 166
In very rare instances , shearing forces may be directed from a superior direction
pushing the upper pelvis into the lower bone ... Often the entire pelvic ring is not
available for study and the direction of displacement must be reconstructed from
...
In very rare instances , shearing forces may be directed from a superior direction
pushing the upper pelvis into the lower bone ... Often the entire pelvic ring is not
available for study and the direction of displacement must be reconstructed from
...
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Contents
Chapter | 5 |
The Biomechanics of Fracture Production | 35 |
The Circumstances of Blunt Force Trauma | 224 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma |
| Editor | Alison Galloway |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Charles C. Thomas, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 18 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0398069921, 9780398069926 |
| Length | 371 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Forensic Medicine Social Science / Anthropology / General |
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