Identification process of the causal element using cutmark analysis in bone: Case study
An anthropological trauma analysis was conducted on an individual killed by multiple injuries from a combined sharp and blunt mechanism using a cold weapon (machete) to the head, trunk and upper extremities. After conducting the autopsy, the cranial fragments were submitted to the anthropology labo...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/49450 |
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| Summary: | An anthropological trauma analysis was conducted on an individual killed by multiple injuries from a combined sharp and blunt mechanism using a cold weapon (machete) to the head, trunk and upper extremities. After conducting the autopsy, the cranial fragments were submitted to the anthropology laboratory for cleaning, restoration and study; later, plaster reproductions of the cutmarks with clear striations were made and a gel was developed to take impressions of the marks left by the machete recovered at the scene and submitted for study; finally, a visual comparison of the striations observed on the bone and those left by the machete in the gel was conducted.
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| ISSN: | 2462-8522 |