Letter to the Editor
Commentary on: Rubin KM, Stock MK. Early signs of fracture repair in the human rib cage: implications for forensic casework. J Forensic Sci 2019;64(3):672–9.
Deborrah C. Pinto Ph.D.,
Corresponding Author
Deborrah C. Pinto Ph.D.
Forensic Anthropology Division, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, 1861 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX, 77054
Search for more papers by this author Julie M. Fleischman Ph.D.,
Julie M. Fleischman Ph.D.
Forensic Anthropology Division, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, 1861 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX, 77054
Search for more papers by this author Christian M. Crowder Ph.D.,
Christian M. Crowder Ph.D.
Dallas County Medical Examiner Office, Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, 2355 N. Stemmons FWY, Dallas, TX, 75207
Search for more papers by this author
Deborrah C. Pinto Ph.D.,
Corresponding Author
Deborrah C. Pinto Ph.D.
Forensic Anthropology Division, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, 1861 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX, 77054
Search for more papers by this author Julie M. Fleischman Ph.D.,
Julie M. Fleischman Ph.D.
Forensic Anthropology Division, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, 1861 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX, 77054
Search for more papers by this author Christian M. Crowder Ph.D.,
Christian M. Crowder Ph.D.
Dallas County Medical Examiner Office, Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, 2355 N. Stemmons FWY, Dallas, TX, 75207
Search for more papers by this author
First published: 13 August 2019
No abstract is available for this article.
References
- 1Rubin KM, Stock MK. Early signs of fracture repair in the human rib cage: implications for forensic casework. J Forensic Sci 2019; 64(3): 672–9.
- 2Claes L, Recknagel S, Ignatius A. Fracture healing under healthy inflammatory conditions. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2012; 8(3): 133–43.
- 3McKibbin B. The biology of fracture healing in long bones. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1978; 60-B(2): 150–62.
- 4Wuermser L-A, Achenbach SJ, Amin S, Khosla S, Melton JL III. What accounts for rib fractures in older adults? J Osteoporos 2011; 2011: 457591.
- 5Gaston MS, Simpson AHRW. Inhibition of fracture healing. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2007; 89-B(12): 1553–60.
- 6González-Reimers E, García-Valdecasas-Campelo E, Santolaria-Fernández F, Milena-Abril A, Rodríguez- Rodríguez E, Martínez-Riera A, et al. Rib fractures in chronic alcoholic men: relationship with feeding habits, social problems, malnutrition, bone alterations, and liver dysfunction. Alcohol 2005; 37(2): 113–7.
- 7Brick J. Medical consequences of alcohol abuse. In: J Brick, editor. Handbook of the medical consequences of alcohol and drug abuse. New York, NY: The Haworth Press, 2004; 7–47.
- 8Giannoudis P, Tzioupis C, Almalki T, Buckley R. Fracture healing in osteoporotic fractures: is it really different? A basic science perspective Injury 2007; 38(Suppl 1): S90–9.
