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Trabecular bone microstructure parameters as predictors for chronological age: a systematic review
Trabecular bone microstructure parameters as predictors for chronological age: a systematic review
Estimating chronological age is crucial in forensic identification. The increased application of medical imaging in age an...
Case report: Electrocardiographic (ECG) recording during the hanging process
Case report: Electrocardiographic (ECG) recording during the hanging process
A 48-year-old woman was found hanged in the bathroom. She was wearing a Holter monitor, which was later analysed by a card...
Accident or abuse? Differential diagnosis of contact burns from radiators/heaters in children
Accident or abuse? Differential diagnosis of contact burns from radiators/heaters in children
Contact burns in children are not uncommon and are often due to accidental contact. Medico-legal assessment is of paramoun...
Decomposition of partially submerged remains: a study on the reliability of insect colonisation for PMI/PMSI estimation
Decomposition of partially submerged remains: a study on the reliability of insect colonisation for PMI/PMSI estimation
The terrestrial decomposition of remains and associated insect colonisation have been highly researched, and recently stud...
Postmortem biochemistry of GFAP, NSE and S100B in cerebrospinal fluid and in vitreous humor for estimation of postmortem interval: a pilot study
Postmortem biochemistry of GFAP, NSE and S100B in cerebrospinal fluid and in vitreous humor for estimation of postmortem interval: a pilot study
Postmortem interval (PMI) is a challenging issue in forensic practice. Although postmortem biomarkers of traumatic brain i...
Positive identification through comparative dental analysis in mass disaster: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Positive identification through comparative dental analysis in mass disaster: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Purpose: The study aimed to assess the probability of achieving positive identification through comparative dental analysi...
Visualization of left common carotid artery injury by glass using postmortem virtual angioscopy
Visualization of left common carotid artery injury by glass using postmortem virtual angioscopy
A deceased man in his 50 s was found with his neck over a broken glass door frame, with blood around the body. A ...
Assessing the impact of corrosive acids on human bone integrity in forensic context
Assessing the impact of corrosive acids on human bone integrity in forensic context
Dissolving bodies is a contemporary method of disposing of human remains and has been practiced throughout the years. This...
Death in a bathtub of an adolescent with neurofibromatosis type 2 exhibiting meningioangiomatosis with white matter involvement
Death in a bathtub of an adolescent with neurofibromatosis type 2 exhibiting meningioangiomatosis with white matter involvement
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by the development of multiple benign tumors, in...
Terminal ballistics performance of 9 × 19 mm cartridges in 10% ballistic gelatin: FBI Protocol based analysis of Brazilian-made law enforcement ammunition
Terminal ballistics performance of 9 × 19 mm cartridges in 10% ballistic gelatin: FBI Protocol based analysis of Brazilian-made law enforcement ammunition
Understanding that a projectile entering the human body can cause damage or destruction to live tissues through a variety ...
The impact of SARS-Co-V pandemic on violence against children: one institution’s experience
The impact of SARS-Co-V pandemic on violence against children: one institution’s experience
Violence against children (VAC) is a global issue due to its biological, psychological, and social effects. Research in th...
Traumatic fractures in an early 19th century museum skeleton suggest the homicide of an old Munich character: the history of “Finessensepperl” (Finesse Joseph)
Traumatic fractures in an early 19th century museum skeleton suggest the homicide of an old Munich character: the history of “Finessensepperl” (Finesse Joseph)
The well preserved skeleton of Joseph Huber, a very well-known historical character of the 19th century Munich, also nickn...
A fatal misdiagnosis of page kidney – case report
A fatal misdiagnosis of page kidney – case report
Page kidney is a condition where external compression of the renal artery and renal parenchyma leads to subsequent ischaem...
Self-mutilation: a systematic review
Self-mutilation: a systematic review
Self-mutilation lesions can represent a clinical diagnosis challenge for healthcare professionals, as patients do not admi...
Mechanical trauma in children and adolescents in Berlin
Mechanical trauma in children and adolescents in Berlin
Management of severe pediatric trauma remains challenging. Injury patterns vary according to patient age and trauma mechan...
A novel conservative technique to allow oral opening and overcome rigor mortis during medicolegal autopsy
A novel conservative technique to allow oral opening and overcome rigor mortis during medicolegal autopsy
This study presents a novel conservative technique to increase oral opening and overcome rigor mortis during medicolegal a...
Collagen and elastic fibers assessment of the human heart valves for age estimation in Thais using image analysis
Collagen and elastic fibers assessment of the human heart valves for age estimation in Thais using image analysis
The study investigated the relationship between the histological compositions of the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aor...
Forensic Discrimination of condom lubricants using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics- effect of matrices, pre-coital and post-coital conditions
Forensic Discrimination of condom lubricants using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics- effect of matrices, pre-coital and post-coital conditions
The escalating rates of rape and sexual assault cases underscore the essential need to analyze associative evidence of sex...
The time-dependent expression of FPR2 and ANXA1 in murine deep vein thrombosis model and its relation to thrombus age
The time-dependent expression of FPR2 and ANXA1 in murine deep vein thrombosis model and its relation to thrombus age
Thrombus age determination in fatal venous thromboembolism cases is an important task for forensic pathologists. In this s...
A case of fatal poisoning caused by etomidate: evidence from pathological and toxicological analyses
A case of fatal poisoning caused by etomidate: evidence from pathological and toxicological analyses
Etomidate is a nonbarbiturate sedative derived from imidazole. Prolonged and excessive use of etomidate can lead to the su...
Enhanced autopsy triage (EA-Triage) in drug-related deaths: integrating quick toxicological analysis and postmortem computed tomography
Enhanced autopsy triage (EA-Triage) in drug-related deaths: integrating quick toxicological analysis and postmortem computed tomography
The objective was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of an enhanced autopsy triage (EA-Triage) setup consisting of postmort...
Identifying and documenting osseous trauma from shark attacks by post mortem CT examination and autopsy
Identifying and documenting osseous trauma from shark attacks by post mortem CT examination and autopsy
A 15-year-old male was attacked by a large white shark while surfing. CT examination revealed an above-knee amputation of ...
Association of epicardial adipose tissue volume with heart weight in post-mortem cases
Association of epicardial adipose tissue volume with heart weight in post-mortem cases
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) deposition has been long associated with heart weight. However, recent research has failed...
Exception to the Puppe’s rule reloaded and a warning in the interpretation of skull fractures: they run even through recent craniotomy burr holes
Exception to the Puppe’s rule reloaded and a warning in the interpretation of skull fractures: they run even through recent craniotomy burr holes
A possible “exception” to Puppe’s rule regarding the intersection of skull fractures has been previously...
Autopsy-based all-cause unnatural mortality during pre-pandemic and pandemic of COVID-19 in Varanasi, India: a retrospective analysis
Autopsy-based all-cause unnatural mortality during pre-pandemic and pandemic of COVID-19 in Varanasi, India: a retrospective analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant disruptions in healthcare systems worldwide, with Varanasi, India, experienci...
Fatal coronary perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention: The medico-legal interest in establishing the correlation between in vivo imaging and post-mortem histopathology
Fatal coronary perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention: The medico-legal interest in establishing the correlation between in vivo imaging and post-mortem histopathology
A 64-year-old man diagnosed with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PC...
Comparison of all completed suicides in Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic
Comparison of all completed suicides in Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic
To research the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, the prevalence and characteristics of all completed suic...
Two case reports of fatal injuries sustained from tear gas guns loaded with pebbles as missiles
Two case reports of fatal injuries sustained from tear gas guns loaded with pebbles as missiles
These two case reports are of fatal injuries from less-lethal weapons (tear gas guns) using pebbles as an unconventional a...
The effect of photography training on the accurate representation of gunshot and stab wounds in autopsies: a comparative study
The effect of photography training on the accurate representation of gunshot and stab wounds in autopsies: a comparative study
Accurate representation of findings in autopsy photographs is of paramount importance. This study investigates the influen...
Postmortem histological freeze–thaw artifacts: a case report of a frozen infant and literature review
Postmortem histological freeze–thaw artifacts: a case report of a frozen infant and literature review
Freezing and thawing have the potential to alter the gross and histologic appearance of tissues, causing damage to individ...
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