Distinguishing between perimortem and postmortem fractures: Are osteons of any help?

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 591-595

  Pechníková, Markéta ^a,b   Porta, Davide ^a   Cattaneo, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bone microstructure; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Fracture; Microscopy; Osteons; Perimortem

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRACTURE; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY;

AUTOPSY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRACTURES, BONE; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 79960259120     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0570-9     Document Type: Article

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