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Forensic medicine of the lower extremity : human identification and trauma analysis of the thigh, leg, and foot /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rich, Jeremy (Jeremy McMaster), Dean, Dorothy E., Powers, Robert H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Forensic Medicine.
Leg Injuries.
Forensic Anthropology.
Table of Contents:
  • The decomposition of human remains : a biochemical perspective
  • Forensically significant skeletal anatomy
  • Normal osteology of the knee joint and markers of stress and injury
  • Anthropological analysis of the lower extremity : determining sex, race and stature from skeletal elements
  • Estimating age at death
  • Radiology of the lower extremity
  • Injuries to children : a surgeon's perspective
  • Skeletal trauma analysis of the lower extremity
  • Biomechanics of impact injury
  • Injuries of the thigh, knee and ankle as reconstructive factors in road traffic accidents
  • Biomechanical analysis of slip, trip and fall accidents
  • "The game is afoot" : feet help solve forensic puzzles in the United States and overseas
  • The role of feet and footwear in medicolegal investigations
  • Ongoing research into barefoot impression evidence