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Normal Osteology of the Knee Joint and Markers of Stress and Injury

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Analysis of the knee for forensic identification has often been overlooked in favor of studies of skeletal elements that have more individualizing features than the knee. However, there may be instances when careful analysis of the knee can provide clues to a person’s identity.

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  1. Kentucky Cabinet for Justice and Public Safety, Office of the Medical Examiner, Frankfort, KY

    Emily A. Craig PhD, DABFA

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  1. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Jeremy Rich DPM (Research Fellow in Medicine) (Research Fellow in Medicine)

  2. Office of the Medical Examiner, County of Summit, Akron, OH

    Dorothy E. Dean MD

  3. Division of Scientific Services, Controlled Substances/Toxicology Laboratory, Connecticut Department of Public Safety, Hartford, CT

    Robert H. Powers PhD

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Craig, E.A. (2005). Normal Osteology of the Knee Joint and Markers of Stress and Injury. In: Rich, J., Dean, D.E., Powers, R.H. (eds) Forensic Medicine of the Lower Extremity. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-897-8:033

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