Recent advances in understanding hard tissue alterations related to trauma

Forensic Sci Int. 2019 Jun:299:235-237. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.08.035. Epub 2018 Sep 3.

Abstract

This special issue of Forensic Science International presents diverse perspectives and detailed information on the many factors involved in trauma analysis of the skeleton. Topics covered include nomenclature, antemortem timing, post-mortem loss of plasticity, terminal ballistic/gunshot trauma, sharp force trauma, heat-induced fracture, non-metric traits and pseudo-trauma, taphonomic alterations, microscopic evidence for hemorrhage, imaging of perimortem trauma, dental trauma and linkages between soft and hard tissue.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Bone Remodeling
  • Bone and Bones / injuries*
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Fires
  • Forensic Sciences / methods
  • Fractures, Bone / pathology
  • Humans
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / pathology*
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Tooth Fractures / pathology*
  • Wounds and Injuries / pathology*