ANTHROP 3PP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bone, Clavicle, Dislocated Shoulder
23 Apr 2018
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Trauma: fractures, weapons injuries and other types of injuries. Any physical wound or injury: fractures, ante mortem, peri-mortem, pathological, sharp force trauma, projectile trauma, dislocation, soft tissue injuries. Shear fairly uncommon traffic accidents high levels of force. Due to stress placed on the bone. Bones of foot and leg are common locations. Periosteum torn opposite point of impact. Necrosis of bone marrow and bone close to fracture. Organization of haematoma early sub periosteal woven bone formation. First bone formed is woven or fiber bone. Areas closest to blood supply have most bone formation. Have to accept that we can"t be sure when fractures occurred. Age and sex determination can cause problems. Deciding if fracture is open or closed is difficult. Without x-rays, accurate classification cannot be attempted. Sharp trauma: cut marks and other trauma to bone. Projectile injuries: arrow and gunshot wounds: e. g. Analysis of cuts will give information on instrument characteristics.
