Putrefaction and wound dehiscence: A potentially confusing postmortem phenomenon

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-63

  Byard, Roger W ^a,c   Gehl, Axel ^b   Anders, Sven ^b   Tsokos, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Incised wound; Mutilation; Postmortem change; Putrefaction; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BYPASS SURGERY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; SURGICAL WOUND; SWELLING; TISSUE INJURY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ABDOMEN; AUTOLYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; INGUINAL REGION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ABDOMEN; AUTOLYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 33746065373     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000202708.49030.03     Document Type: Article

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