Broken Bones: Anthropological Analysis of Blunt Force Trauma

adults angulation articular surface associated avulsion fractures blunt force trauma body calcaneus cause cervical classification clavicle comminuted fractures common compression fractures condylar fractures condyle cortical bone cranial vault damage defects depressed fractures deSouza diaphysis DiMaio and DiMaio direct blows dislocation displacement distal extensive femoral femur fibula flexion forearm forensic anthropologist frac Fracture Figure fracture line fracture patterns fractures are usually fractures occur fractures usually fragment frontal head humerus hyperextension impact individual involved joint lateral ligaments linear fractures lumbar margin maxilla mechanism of injury medial medial malleolus metacarpal metatarsal morphology motor vehicle accidents neck oblique fractures olecranon pelvic ring perimortem phalanges portion posterior postmortem produced proximal radial radius region relatively result rib fractures Rogers rotation segment shaft fractures shearing skull soft tissue spine stress supracondylar fractures tibia tion trabecular trabecular bone transverse fracture tubercle tures Type ulna vertebrae vertical victim Watson-Jones 1941