Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... postmortem activ- ity , such as carnivores , body recovery or drying and shrinkage of ligaments and tendons , could have induced the malalignment of the skeletal elements . Sequencing of injuries depends upon an understanding of the ...
... postmortem activ- ity , such as carnivores , body recovery or drying and shrinkage of ligaments and tendons , could have induced the malalignment of the skeletal elements . Sequencing of injuries depends upon an understanding of the ...
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... postmortem fracturing . Again , the terms are somewhat deceptive in that the skeletal distinction has less to do ... postmortem , dry fracture characteristics are visible . Postmortem damage may exhibit more crumbling and compressing ...
... postmortem fracturing . Again , the terms are somewhat deceptive in that the skeletal distinction has less to do ... postmortem , dry fracture characteristics are visible . Postmortem damage may exhibit more crumbling and compressing ...
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... postmortem period , espe- cially during the fire containment and discovery . In many cases the mode of discovery of the remains is important as this often results in postmortem injury . Backhoes used to " explore " for buried remains ...
... postmortem period , espe- cially during the fire containment and discovery . In many cases the mode of discovery of the remains is important as this often results in postmortem injury . Backhoes used to " explore " for buried remains ...
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