Understanding rib fracture patterns: Incomplete and buckle fractures

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1153-1158

  Love, Jennifer C ^a,c   Symes, Steve A ^b  

^a Univ of TN Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Regional Forensic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone biomechanics; Buckle fractures; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Incomplete fractures; Rib fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; BUCKLE RIB FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCOMPLETE RIB FRACTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RIB FRACTURE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 7544250104     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004175     Document Type: Article

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