Rich / Dean / Powers Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity

2005
ISBN: 978-1-59259-897-7
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 422 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Forensic Science and Medicine

Publius Syrus stated back in 42 B.C., “You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.” (Maxim 596) Though written long before the advent of forensic science, Syrus’ maxim summarizes the theme of Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity: Human Identification and Trauma Analysis of the Thigh, Leg, and Foot. Put simply, the lower extremity is a tremendously variable anatomic region. This variation is beneficial to forensic experts. Differences in the leg and foot can be used to establish individual identity. Analysis of damage to the lower limb can be used to reconstruct antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem trauma. As a forensic anthropologist, I analyze cases involving decomposed, burned, m- mified, mutilated, and skeletal remains. Many of the corpses I examine are incomplete. Occasionally, I receive nothing but the legs and feet; a lower torso dragged from a river; a foot recovered in a city park; dismembered drug dealers in plastic bags; victims of bombings and airline disasters; and the dead commingled in common graves. Though the leg and foot contain much that is useful in forensic analysis, before this publication, investigators faced a twofold problem. Little research that focused on the lower extremity was available in the literature, and the existing research was published in diverse sources, making its location and synthesis a daunting task.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rich, Jeremy

Dean, Dorothy E.

Powers, Robert H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Analysis, Development, and Identification Markers The Decomposition of Human Remains: A Biochemical Perspective Robert H. Powers Forensically Significant Skeletal Anatomy Nancy E. Tatarek and Dorothy E. Dean Normal Osteology of the Knee Joint and Markers of Stress and Injury Emily A. Craig Anthropological Analysis of the Lower Extremity: Determining Sex, Race, and Stature From Skeletal Elements Nancy E. Tatarek and Paul W. Sciulli Estimating Age at Death Douglas H. Ubelaker Radiology of the Lower Extremity B. G. Brogdon Part II. Trauma Analysis and Reconstruction Injuries to Children: A Surgeon's Perspective Jonathan I. Groner Skeletal Trauma Analysis of the Lower Extremity Alison Galloway and Lauren Zephro Biomechanics of Impact Injury David J. Porta Injuries of the Thigh, Knee, and Ankle as Reconstructive Factors in Road Traffic Accidents Grzegorz Teresinski Biomechanical Analysis of Slip, Trip, and Fall Accidents Scott D. Batterman and Steven C. Batterman Part III. Foot Identification Case Studies, Pedal Evidence, and Ongoing Research 'The Game is Afoot': Feet Help Solve Forensic Puzzles in the United States and Overseas Julie Mather Saul and Frank P. Saul The Role of Feet and Footwear in Medicolegal Investigations John A. DiMaggio Ongoing Research Into Barefoot Impression Evidence Robert B. Kennedy Index