Abstract
Diagnostic imaging frequently shows the extent of bony and soft-tissue trauma and helps confirm the aetiology of injuries experienced by torture victims. It can be used to plan subsequent management and has potential legal implications in that it may provide substantive proof that torture has indeed occurred (Vogel 1999). Imaging must show both bones and the soft tissues, with particular emphasis on the ligaments, tendons and fascia (aponeuroses). The principal forms of torture involving the foot and ankle which the individual may have had the misfortune to experience are as follows:
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falaca
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electric torture
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toe-screws
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palmatoria
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Vogel, H. (2003). Sequelae of Torture. In: Davies, A.M., Whitehouse, R.W., Jenkins, J.P.R. (eds) Imaging of the Foot & Ankle. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59363-5_22
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