Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force TraumaAlison Galloway |
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... tibia is also under com- pression at the time of impact . The upper body may also be turning at impact or be turned by the blow while the foot is relatively fixed on the ground adding a rotational component . Traffic accidents are a ...
... tibia is also under com- pression at the time of impact . The upper body may also be turning at impact or be turned by the blow while the foot is relatively fixed on the ground adding a rotational component . Traffic accidents are a ...
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... Tibial Fractures The distal portion of the tibia is characterized by a transition to more can- cellous bone from the highly dense bone in the mid - distal third . The distal tibia is also the location of the complex of ligaments that ...
... Tibial Fractures The distal portion of the tibia is characterized by a transition to more can- cellous bone from the highly dense bone in the mid - distal third . The distal tibia is also the location of the complex of ligaments that ...
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... tibia by transverse avulsion fractures of the medial malleolus . There may also be avulsion fractures where there has been disruption of the ligaments binding the tibia and fibula . These fractures are produced by rotational shearing ...
... tibia by transverse avulsion fractures of the medial malleolus . There may also be avulsion fractures where there has been disruption of the ligaments binding the tibia and fibula . These fractures are produced by rotational shearing ...
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