Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis of Experimental Bone Hacking Trauma of the Mandible

作者：Alunni Perret Veronique^*; Borg Cybele; Laugier Jean Pierre; Bertrand Marie France; Staccini Pascal; Bolla Marc; Quatrehomme Gerald; Muller Bolla Michele

来源：American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2010, 31(4): 326-329.

DOI：10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181e2ed0b

• forensic science
• forensic anthropology
• bone trauma
• scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
• tool marks
• mandible

The authors report on a macroscopic and microscopic study of human mandible bone lesions achieved by a single-blade knife and a hatchet. The aim of this work was to complete the previous data (scanning electron microscopy analysis of bone lesions made by a single-blade knife and a hatchet, on human femurs) and to compare the lesions of the femur with those of the mandible. The results indicate that the mandible is a more fragile bone, but the features observed on the mandible are quite similar to those previously observed on the femur. This work spells out the main scanning electron microscopy characteristics of sharp (bone cutting) and blunt (exerting a pressure on the bone) mechanisms on human bone. Weapon characteristics serve to explain all of these features.

• 出版日期2010-12