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16140486

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
The injury findings in 58 perpetrators and 158 victims surviving bodily injuries due to sharp force are presented here. Defence injuries were found in 45.9% of the victims without any significant differences between males and females. There was no clear predominance of defence injuries on the left forearm and hand, as is known from autopsy studies; the right and the left hands were affected with an almost identical frequency. Regarding other parts of the victims' bodies, the topographic distribution of injuries showed a marked concentration on the left side (63.7%). The thorax, head and neck were frequently affected (45.9%, 15.3% and 15.3%, respectively), and less often the abdomen (11.1%), the lumbar and gluteal region (6.3%) and the lower extremities (6.1%). In surviving victims with only one singular stab apart from the upper limbs, the incidence of additional defence injuries on the hands and/or forearms was significantly higher (28.3%) than in fatalities. When the perpetrators had unintentionally cut their own hands, the frequency of these injuries on the right and left hands was almost equal.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0379-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Sharp force injuries in clinical forensic medicine--findings in victims and perpetrators.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 9, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany. ulrike.schmidt@uniklinik-freiburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article