Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity

by Rich, Jeremy; Dean, Dorothy E.; Powers, Robert H.; Reichs, Kathleen J.

• ISBN13: 9781588292698
• ISBN10: 158829269X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

This comprehensive collection of rigorous review articles covers both the scientific and practical aspects of using of lower extremity remains for human identification and trauma analysis. On the scientific side, the authors describe the biochemical events of decomposition, detail the use of radiology to facilitate identification and evaluate trauma, and explain principles of osteology, with an emphasis on the implications for skeletal anatomy for age, sex, race, and height estimation. On the practical side, they apply these approaches to trauma analysis and accident reconstruction, including slip-and-fall incidents, impact, traffic, and pediatric injuries, and considerations of foot and footprint identification. Specific case studies discuss the identification process using the foot and ankle and illuminate the forensic potential of feet, footwear, and barefoot impression evidence.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	vi
Contributors	xi
Part I Analysis, Development, and Identification Markers
The Decomposition of Human Remains: A Biochemical Perspective	3	(14)
Robert H. Powers
Forensically Significant Skeletal Anatomy	17	(16)
Nancy E. Tatarek
Dorothy E. Dean
Normal Osteology of the Knee Joint and Markers of Stress and Injury	33	(36)
Emily A. Craig
Anthropological Analysis of the Lower Extremity: Determining Sex, Race, and Stature From Skeletal Elements	69	(30)
Nancy E. Tatarek
Paul W. Sciulli
Estimating Age at Death	99	(14)
Douglas H. Ubelaker
Radiology of the Lower Extremity	113	(128)
B. G. Brogdon
Part II Trauma Analysis and Reconstruction
Injuries to Children: A Surgeon's Perspective	241	(12)
Jonathan I. Groner
Skeletal Trauma Analysis of the Lower Extremity	253	(26)
Alison Galloway
Lauren Zephro
Biomechanics of Impact Injury	279	(32)
David J. Porta
Injuries of the Thigh, Knee, and Ankle as Reconstructive Factors in Road Traffic Accidents	311	(32)
Grzegorz Teresinski
Biomechanical Analysis of Slip, Trip, and Fall Accidents	343	(16)
Scott D. Batterman
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	359	(16)
Julie Mather Saul
Frank P. Saul
The Role of Feet and Footwear in Medicolegal Investigations	375	(26)
John A. DiMaggio
Ongoing Research Into Barefoot Impression Evidence	401	(14)
Robert B. Kennedy
Index	415