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Biomechanics of Impact Injury

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Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity

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Physicians diagnose and treat. Engineers break and build. The field of biomechanics is a wonderful bridge between the two. Those who study the biomechanics of trauma get to work with fine people in both areas in an effort to elucidate mechanisms of injury. Presumably, definition of these mechanisms can lead to injury mitigation and perhaps even enhanced treatment outcomes. In the forensic arena, determination of injury mechanism can be a critical component in settling legal disputes, as illustrated by the case studies at the end of this chapter.

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  1. Department of Biology, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY

    David J. Porta PhD

  2. Department of Anatomy, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

    David J. Porta PhD

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  1. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Jeremy Rich DPM (Research Fellow in Medicine) (Research Fellow in Medicine)

  2. Office of the Medical Examiner, County of Summit, Akron, OH

    Dorothy E. Dean MD

  3. Division of Scientific Services, Controlled Substances/Toxicology Laboratory, Connecticut Department of Public Safety, Hartford, CT

    Robert H. Powers PhD

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Porta, D.J. (2005). Biomechanics of Impact Injury. In: Rich, J., Dean, D.E., Powers, R.H. (eds) Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-897-8:279

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