Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... relatively great in this bone which lessens the likelihood of torsion as a mechanism of fracture . Isolated , the slenderness of the clavicle appears relatively sturdy , but the S - shape and the cross - sectional geometry accentuates ...
... relatively great in this bone which lessens the likelihood of torsion as a mechanism of fracture . Isolated , the slenderness of the clavicle appears relatively sturdy , but the S - shape and the cross - sectional geometry accentuates ...
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... relatively early as this bone has formed its secondary center of ossification during the first year of life . Traumatic separation of the proximal epiphyses may also occur during the birth process ( Salter and Harris 1963 ) . These are ...
... relatively early as this bone has formed its secondary center of ossification during the first year of life . Traumatic separation of the proximal epiphyses may also occur during the birth process ( Salter and Harris 1963 ) . These are ...
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... relatively lower - velocity sharp implements such as daggers , javelins or axes . In these types of injuries the effective force is con- centrated in a small point and has considerable kinetic energy behind it . As a result , the ...
... relatively lower - velocity sharp implements such as daggers , javelins or axes . In these types of injuries the effective force is con- centrated in a small point and has considerable kinetic energy behind it . As a result , the ...
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