Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... range of motions and loading that has been the norm during our evolutionary past . In most cases , this evolutionary pathway has not included changes in response to violence or accident . Unfortunately , the modern world also imposes an ...
... range of motions and loading that has been the norm during our evolutionary past . In most cases , this evolutionary pathway has not included changes in response to violence or accident . Unfortunately , the modern world also imposes an ...
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... range between 1000-1500 microstrain ( Rubin and Lanyon 1982 ) . The yield point is approximately 7000 microstrain , indicating that bone sustains a relatively large safety mar- gin . At some point the stress becomes too great and there ...
... range between 1000-1500 microstrain ( Rubin and Lanyon 1982 ) . The yield point is approximately 7000 microstrain , indicating that bone sustains a relatively large safety mar- gin . At some point the stress becomes too great and there ...
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... range of movement . The thoracic vertebrae have articular facets that are flat and approximately oriented in the coronal plane . While this allows for considerable movement , the degree of flexion and extension is reduced in comparison ...
... range of movement . The thoracic vertebrae have articular facets that are flat and approximately oriented in the coronal plane . While this allows for considerable movement , the degree of flexion and extension is reduced in comparison ...
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