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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Blunt Force Trauma"”.
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Blunt Force Trauma to the Ribs: Creating Predictive Models
… anthropologists receive more requests for trauma analysis than any other aspect of the biological profile. Blunt force trauma to the ribs is some of the most common trauma recorded in a medical examiner's setting, however the structural complexity of ribs make it difficult to move beyond …
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Patterns of death due to blunt force trauma in the West Metropole of the City of Cape Town, South Africa
… prevalence and characteristics associated with blunt force trauma related homicides in South Africa. Information relating to the patterns of blunt force trauma could assist in the implementation of appropriate interventions targeted at specific areas or individuals. Furthermore, it can direct …
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Retrospective analysis of blunt force trauma associated with fatal road traffic accidents in Cape Town (South Africa) over a two-year period
… surrounding the prevalence, demographics and blunt force trauma injuries associated with road traffic accidents in South Africa. There is limited research regarding the prevalence and characteristics of road traffic accidents. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of …
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Investigation of wound characteristics and the force associated with skull fracture due to impact by a hammer
Death due to cranial blunt force trauma is a major issue not just in South Africa but worldwide. The vast majority of studies conducted on cranial blunt force trauma have analysed trauma to the frontal portion of the head. This is due to the involvement of the frontal portion of the head in …
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A forensic anthropological investigation of skeletal remains recovered from a 1000 year old archaeological site in North Western Namibia
… it is likely that they received peri-mortem blunt force trauma and post-mortem trauma after death by being dropped into the 30 metre cave. It is speculated, given the demographic profile of women and children presenting with more severe blunt force trauma, the lack of defence wounds and the …
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A Paleopathological Analysis of the Moran French Colonial Cemetery
… expected given the young age at death for most. Trauma also is infrequent, but two crania do display possible healed blunt force trauma. The population as a whole fits the expected demographic profile of a colonial settlement. The health patterns revealed also accord with individuals who endured …
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Understanding the mechanism of injury associated with long bone fractures through dynamic bending impact
Blunt force trauma may result from homicide and assault cases, child abuse and motor vehicle accidents. Such incidents often result in skeletal trauma. Trauma to the lower limbs due to bending forces often involves a fracture pattern known as a butterfly or wedge fracture. Forensic analysis of the …
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Phosphatase Regulation of Mechanical Stress and Aging in C. elegans
… Herein, I present two scenarios, mechanical trauma and intestinal aging, both of which involve regulation by phosphatases. Mechanical stimuli initiate adaptive signal transduction pathways, but exceeding cell tolerance for physical stress results in degeneration and death via unclear …
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The correlation between cranial fractures and brain trauma: a retrospective study
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a global public health concern. TBI has been noted to co-occur with cranial fractures, however this is not always case. At present, there is a gap in literature regarding the correlative relationship between the presence of cranial fracture and brain trauma. The …
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Understanding Skeletal Injury Patterns in Falls From Heights
… influence of extrinsic variables on overall traumatic injuries while the relationship between intrinsic variables and fractured elements per individual did not have a significant relationship. This research is demonstrative of comprehensive and multidisciplinary explorations of injury …
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Regional and Seasonal Effects on Long Bone Fracture Characteristics
… are often tasked with analyzing skeletal trauma to determine the timing of bone fractures. Differentiating between perimortem trauma and postmortem damage is especially complicated due to the variable timing of bone degradation and subsequent changes in fracture morphology. Different …