anth 1400 gsw gunshot trauma

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plug and spall

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radiating

= R, radiating fractures

<p>= R, radiating fractures</p>
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concentric

= C, concentric heaving fracture patterns

<p>= C, concentric heaving fracture patterns</p>
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keyhole defect

caused by bullet striking at angle, fractures are often created radiating in direction of greatest resistance

<p>caused by bullet striking at angle, fractures are often created radiating in direction of greatest resistance </p>
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proximal, distal ends of long bones, vertebraes, hands, feet

entrance wounds may appear as smooth, round defects cause of thin cortical bone

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areas of dense bone (such as mid shaft of femur)

comminuted fractures, extreme fragmentation are more likely to be found