Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... Shaft Fractures Fractures of the humeral shaft are commonly the result of accident or directed violence . Most fractures occur at about midshaft with relatively few in the proximal or distal shaft sections . Falls and motor vehicle ...
... Shaft Fractures Fractures of the humeral shaft are commonly the result of accident or directed violence . Most fractures occur at about midshaft with relatively few in the proximal or distal shaft sections . Falls and motor vehicle ...
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... Shaft Fractures The femoral shafts are among the most heavily mineralized areas in the body ( Galloway et al . 1997 ) . Because of this , fractures of this region are rare except for those situations involving considerable force . In ...
... Shaft Fractures The femoral shafts are among the most heavily mineralized areas in the body ( Galloway et al . 1997 ) . Because of this , fractures of this region are rare except for those situations involving considerable force . In ...
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... Shaft Fractures Tibial shaft fractures are the most common of the diaphyseal fractures ( Trafton 1992 ) . About 30 % of these will occur in victims with multiple injuries ( Trafton 1992 ) . Age ranges often show two peaks with the first ...
... Shaft Fractures Tibial shaft fractures are the most common of the diaphyseal fractures ( Trafton 1992 ) . About 30 % of these will occur in victims with multiple injuries ( Trafton 1992 ) . Age ranges often show two peaks with the first ...
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