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Chapter 9 - The Aging Foot

Forensic Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2020

By
Sara Jones
Edited by
Kim A. Collins  and
Roger W. Byard
Kim A. Collins
Affiliation:
LifePoint Inc, South Carolina
Roger W. Byard
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide
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Summary

Forensic podiatry is concerned with the examination of the structure and function of the foot and its relationship to questioned foot impression, footwear, and gait characteristics.

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Geriatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology , pp. 154 - 162
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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