Skeletal Atlas of Child Abuse

• Main Authors: Love, Jennifer C. (Author), Derrick, Sharon M. (Author), Wiersema, Jason M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2011.
• Series: Springer’s Forensic Laboratory Science Series
• Subjects: Medicine.; Laboratory medicine.; Forensic science.; Forensic medicine.; Anthropology.; Biomedicine.; Forensic Science.; Forensic Medicine.; Laboratory Medicine.

This illustrated guide to the role of the forensic anthropologist in investigating child abuse is an essential resource in one of the most contentious areas of forensic pathology. Not only does it supply a review of the literature in this field, but it illustrates the material with photographs from...

Table of Contents:

• Skeletal Examination Method
• Skull Fractures
• Rib Fractures
• Fractures of the Vertebral Column, Sternum, Scapulae, and Clavicles
• Long Bone Fractures
• Healing and Interpretation
• Natural Disease May Mimic Child Abuse.