Photographic regional atlas of bone disease
Subtitle: a guide to pathologic and normal variation in the human skeleton
By: by Robert W. Mann and David R. Hunt ; foreword by O'Brien C. Smith ; introduction by Donald J. Ortner.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Charles C Thomas
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Springfield, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Description: "The Photographic Regional Atlas of Bone Disease is intended to serve the needs of a diverse audience including police, crime scene technicians, medical examiners, radiologists, anatomists, anthropologists and other medical specialists, regardless of training or experience. Although originally written as a manual for physical anthropologists, it has become a reference for anyone examining skeletal remains or dealing with bone disease, especially in dry bone specimens." "It contains black and white photographs depicting a variety of disease conditions and stages of progression that one might expect to encounter in one or many skeletons. The purpose of the text is to provide readers with sufficient information on bone disease and human variation for them to recognize, describe and interpret them. Once they have identified a disease, normal variant or other condition, they can turn to the bibliography for references and additional information. The Regional Atlas is intended to provide readers with enough information to do their own skeletal analysis. It is this "dry bones" approach, combined with the vast experiences of the authors, vivid photos and simple terminology, that sets the Regional Atlas apart from all others."--Jacket.