Citation

Scianò F, Bramanti B, Manzon VS, Gualdi-Russo E. Leg. Med. (Elsevier) 2019; 42: e101632.

Affiliation

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Surgical Specialties, University of Ferrara, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Japanese Society of Legal Medicine, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.legalmed.2019.101632

PMID

31759328

Abstract

In a forensic context, identification of skeletal injuries' and traumas' timing may be of fundamental relevance to understand the events related to the life and death of an individual. In this study, we propose a new evaluation form to facilitate the detection of traumas and interpret them as ante-, peri- or post-mortem injuries. We describe the use of this form with the analysis of two skeletonized individuals. Bone injuries on their skeletons were caused by diverse sharp weapons and differed for the timing they have occurred, as revealed by macroscopic, radiographic and microscopic assays. Thanks to its completeness and user-friendly approach, the evaluation form here proposed may greatly facilitate the analysis and interpretation of injuries found on skeletons under forensic investigation.

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Language: en

Keywords

Forensic anthropology; Forensic sciences; Lesion timing; Skeleton