2. Incomplete decapitation of a motorcyclist from hyperextension by inertia: A case report

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 174-177

  Hitosugi, Masahito ^a   Fukui, Kenji ^a   Takatsu, Akihiro ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; NECK INJURY; PATHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOPSY; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; NECK INJURIES;

EID: 0035317399     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580240104100217     Document Type: Article

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