Interpreting Bone Lesions and Pathology for Forensic Practice

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 lesionsPresents content that is based on modern and documented case studiesIncludes bone pathological reactions that are crucial for interpreting trauma

1. The study of bone disease: principles and applications to forensics Lucie Biehler-Gomez and Cristina Cattaneo 2. Bone homeostasis and mechanisms Lucie Biehler-Gomez and Cristina Cattaneo 3. Infectious diseases: non-specific and specific infections Lucie Biehler-Gomez and Cristina Cattaneo 4. Indicators of stress: metabolic and endocrine disorders Lucie Biehler-Gomez and Cristina Cattaneo 5. Diseases of joints Lucie Biehler-Gomez and Cristina Cattaneo 6. Neoplastic diseases Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Cristina Cattaneo and Francesco. Sardanelli 7. Calcified residues of soft tissue disease Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Cristina Cattaneo and Emanuela Maderna 8. Trauma Annalisa Capella, debora. mazzarelli, Carmelo Messina and Cristina Cattaneo 9. Biological profile and personal identification Debora. Mazzarelli, Danilo De Angelis, Daniele Gibelli, Pasquale Poppa, Davide Porta, Lucie Biehler-Gomez and Cristina Cattaneo 10. The challenge of taphonomic alterations Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Mirko Mattia and Cristina Cattaneo 11. Toxicological analysis on bones, hair and mummified tissues Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Gaia Giordano, Domenico Di Candia and Cristina Cattaneo