The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
Difference in Upper Limb Length Measurements Between Different Methods at External Postmortem Examination: Implication for Gunshot-Related Deaths.
Gurnoor Bhatia, Jack Garland, Benjamin Ondruschka, Ugo Da Broi, Melissa Thompson, Rexson Tse
Published: 202510.1097/PAF.0000000000001110
Abstract
In gunshot-related deaths, measuring upper limb lengths is commonly performed. At postmortem examination, the upper limbs are commonly flexed from rigor mortis, and, for convenience, lengths are sometimes measured flexed. However, it is unclear wheth…
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