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Forensic Biomechanics

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As a forensic pathologist I was waiting for a textbook of Forensic Biomechanics. This especially helped me during the evaluation of the mechanism of injury in pedestrian vs car accidents. This is the first textbook of Forensic Biomechanics in US and it will become a reference book which I strongly recommend to attorneys dealing with personal injury and medical examiners.

As a graduate student, I find this book to be not only very informative but also very easy to read. The chapters are laid out very logically and the information is easy to find. The authors discuss both basic anatomy as well as complex biomechanical scenarios. Pictures/illustrations and diagrams accompany most discussions in the book and are a very helpful addition to the text. I would recommend this book to both students and professionals as a excellent reference book to keep around.

I found this book to be very informative in terms of introducing the field of forensic biomechanics. As a graduate student with general biomechanics experience and knowledge, I found the text to be at an appropriate level to broaden my knowledge in this specific area of the field. The style of writing and presentation of the material is sound and the examples and case studies included serve to highlight and demonstrate practical applications of biomechanical principles.

This is a horrible book. The photographs are cut and pasted from other textbooks. An amateur effort at best. With no attempts at quantification and/or concrete examples, this textbook will not assist the forensic engineer in any types of "analyses".