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Cuadernos de Medicina Forense
versión On-line ISSN 1988-611Xversión impresa ISSN 1135-7606
Resumen
SUBIRANA, M.; GALTES, I. y MALGOSA, A.. Rib injuries in forensic anthropology. Cuad. med. forense [online]. 2008, n.53-54, pp.251-268. ISSN 1988-611X.
Chest wall trauma can contribute to death directly or indirectly in homicides, suicides or accidents. In forensic anthropology, the reconstruction of traumatic thoracic events when soft tissues are absent, requires an adequate understanding of ribcage fracture patterns. Fractures types observed in ribs are not explained by current bone literature. Our work has focused on reviewing injuries by gunfire, sharp force trauma and blunt force injures from ribs in order to simplify this matter.
Palabras clave : forensic anthropology; ribs injuries; ribcage injury; chest injuries.