Interpreting Bone Lesions and Pathology for Forensic Practice
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Interpreting Bone Lesions and Pathology for Forensic Practice

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Interpreting Bone Lesions and Pathology for Forensic Practice

About this book

Interpreting Bone Lesions and Pathology for Forensic Practice presents a concise description of the necessary steps for the differential diagnosis of disease and trauma on skeletal remains. Information obtained from the pathological reactions of bone can be fundamental for forensic dilemmas, ranging from identification to understanding trauma. The book's authors aim to provide reliable tools for the appropriate interpretation of lesions on bone through macroscopic, radiological, histological and biomolecular analyses on skeletal remains. - Provides tools for the proper interpretation of bone pathology and lesions - Presents content that is based on modern and documented case studies - Includes bone pathological reactions that are crucial for interpreting trauma

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780323851626
eBook ISBN
9780323853347
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Forensic Science
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. About the authors
  6. About the Contributors
  7. Foreword
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Chapter 1. The Study of Bone Disease: Principles and Application to Forensics
  12. Chapter 2. Bone Homeostasis and Mechanisms
  13. Chapter 3. Infectious Diseases: Non-Specific and Specific Infections
  14. Chapter 4. Indicators of Stress: Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
  15. Chapter 5. Diseases of Joints
  16. Chapter 6. Neoplastic Diseases
  17. Chapter 7. Calcified Residues of Soft Tissue Disease
  18. Chapter 8. Trauma
  19. Chapter 9. Biological Profile and Personal Identification
  20. Chapter 10. The Challenge of Taphonomic Alterations
  21. Chapter 11. Conclusions and the Future of Bone Pathology
  22. Index

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Yes, you can access Interpreting Bone Lesions and Pathology for Forensic Practice by Lucie Biehler-Gomez,Cristina Cattaneo in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Forensic Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.