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Bone beveling caused by blunt trauma: a case report

Authors: Gérald Quatrehomme, Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti, Luc Buchet, Véronique Alunni

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 3/2016

Abstract

The authors report a fatal case of blunt trauma to the skull caused by a rib of a beach umbrella. The skull displayed a round hole in the right temporal bone with typical internal beveling. Blunt trauma mimicking a gunshot wound (round perforation of the skull with internal beveling) is very rarely reported in the forensic literature.

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Title: Bone beveling caused by blunt trauma: a case report
Authors: Gérald Quatrehomme
Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti
Luc Buchet
Véronique Alunni
Publication date: 01-05-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-015-1293-0

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