Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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Page 117
... Severe injuries to this bone is usually indicative of extremely severe trauma ( Miller and Ada 1992 ; Haglund , this volume ) , usually associated with motor vehicle accidents . Rib fractures are commonly associated , occurring in 27 ...
... Severe injuries to this bone is usually indicative of extremely severe trauma ( Miller and Ada 1992 ; Haglund , this volume ) , usually associated with motor vehicle accidents . Rib fractures are commonly associated , occurring in 27 ...
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... severe bending of the bone results in transverse fracture while rotation of the arm during the blow yields a spi- ral or oblique fracture ( Epps 1984 ; Rogers 1992 ) . Humeral shaft fractures have also been reported linked to birth ...
... severe bending of the bone results in transverse fracture while rotation of the arm during the blow yields a spi- ral or oblique fracture ( Epps 1984 ; Rogers 1992 ) . Humeral shaft fractures have also been reported linked to birth ...
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... severe with multiple breaks . Some pathologists advocate measurement of the height of the fracture to compare to the suspected vehicle . This , theoretically , can help determine if the car was actively braking at the time of impact if ...
... severe with multiple breaks . Some pathologists advocate measurement of the height of the fracture to compare to the suspected vehicle . This , theoretically , can help determine if the car was actively braking at the time of impact if ...
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