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International Journal of Legal Medicine

Issue 2/2023

Content (30 Articles)

Open Access Original Article

Comparing preservation substrates under field conditions for efficient DNA recovery in bone

Jorge Adrián Ramírez de Arellano Sánchez, José Miguel Moreno Ortiz, Andres López Quintero, Heidi Pfeiffer, Marielle Vennemann, Hannah Bauer

Original Article

DNA recovery and human identification from semen stains washed at different temperatures

Tuğba Ünsal Sapan, Aysun Güngör, Nurdan Sandıkçı, Alihan Kocabaş, Sevil Atasoy

Open Access Case Report

Solving the two-decades-old murder case through joint application of ZooMS and ancient DNA approaches

Yang Xu, Naihui Wang, Shizhu Gao, Chunxiang Li, Pengcheng Ma, Shasha Yang, Hai Jiang, Shoujin Shi, Yanhua Wu, Quanchao Zhang, Yinqiu Cui

Original Article

Multimethod combination for age estimation of Sarcophaga peregrina (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) with implications for estimation of the postmortem interval

Yanjie Shang, Jens Amendt, Yu Wang, Lipin Ren, Fengqin Yang, Xiangyan Zhang, Changquan Zhang, Yadong Guo

Open Access Autopsy Original Article

Reevaluation of ambiguous genetic variants in sudden unexplained deaths of a young cohort

Estefanía Martinez-Barrios, Georgia Sarquella-Brugada, Alexandra Perez-Serra, Anna Fernandez-Falgueras, Sergi Cesar, Mireia Alcalde, Mónica Coll, Marta Puigmulé, Anna Iglesias, Carles Ferrer-Costa, Bernat del Olmo, Ferran Picó, Laura Lopez, Victoria Fiol, José Cruzalegui, Clara Hernandez, Elena Arbelo, Nuria Díez-Escuté, Patricia Cerralbo, Simone Grassi, Antonio Oliva, Rocío Toro, Josep Brugada, Ramon Brugada, Oscar Campuzano

Open Access Thoracic Trauma Case Report

Delayed occurrence of traumatic aortic dissection? Biomechanical considerations and literature

H. Muggenthaler, D. Bismann, N. Eckardt, N. Gassler, M. Hubig, J. Shanmugam Subramaniam, G. Mall

Open Access Computed Tomography Original Article

Stature estimation by semi-automatic measurements of 3D CT images of the femur

Kei Kira, Fumiko Chiba, Yohsuke Makino, Suguru Torimitsu, Rutsuko Yamaguchi, Shigeki Tsuneya, Ayumi Motomura, Maiko Yoshida, Naoki Saitoh, Go Inokuchi, Yumi Hoshioka, Hisako Saitoh, Daisuke Yajima, Hirotaro Iwase

Orthopantomogram Original Article

Forensic age estimation in Barcelona: analysis of expert reports issued between 2011 and 2018

Ana Maria Taranilla Castro, Amadeo Pujol-Robinat, Maria Angels Badía García, Sara Milián Sebastià, Helena Martínez Alcázar, Jaume Pomés Tallo, Laura Oleaga Zufiría, Alexandre Xifró Collsamata

Original Article

Third molar maturity index (I3M) assessment according to different geographical zones: a large multi-ethnic study sample

Nikolaos Angelakopoulos, Stefano De Luca, Inês Oliveira-Santos, Isabella Lima Arrais Ribeiro, Ilenia Bianchi, Sudheer B. Balla, Hatice Cansu Kis, Lourdes Gómez Jiménez, Galina Zolotenkova, Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Yusof, Aida Hadzić Selmanagić, Hemlata Pandey, Palmela C. Pereira, Johnys Berton Medeiros da Nóbrega, Hettiarachchi Kalani, Sylvia M. Mieke, Akiko Kumagai, Ayse Gulsahi, Ksenija Zelić, Nemanja Marinković, Jeta Kelmendi, Ivan Galić, Israel Soriano Vázquez, Enrico Spinas, Ymelda Wendy Velezmoro-Montes, Maria Moukarzel, Jorge Pinares Toledo, Amal Abd El-Salam El-Bakary, Roberto Cameriere

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Original Article

The distal femoral epiphysis in forensic age diagnostics: studies on the evaluation of the ossification process by means of T1- and PD/T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Natia Chitavishvili, Ismini Papageorgiou, Ansgar Malich, Maria L. Hahnemann, Gita Mall, Hans-Joachim Mentzel, Daniel Wittschieber

Open Access Original Article

Molecular age estimation based on posttranslational protein modifications in bone: why the type of bone matters

Lisa König, Julia Becker, Alexandra Reckert, Stefanie Ritz-Timme

Applications of artificial intelligence in forensic sciences: Current potential benefits, limitations and perspectives

Nicola Galante, Rosy Cotroneo, Domenico Furci, Giorgia Lodetti, Michelangelo Bruno Casali

Review

Assessing wound vitality in decomposed bodies: a review of the literature

Giulia Vignali, Lorenzo Franceschetti, Giuseppe Carlo Lanza Attisano, Cristina Cattaneo

Open Access Original Article

Machine learning and discriminant function analysis in the formulation of generic models for sex prediction using patella measurements

Mubarak A. Bidmos, Oladiran I. Olateju, Sabiha Latiff, Tawsifur Rahman, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury

Autopsy Original Article

Postmortem PF4 antibodies confirm a rare case of thrombosis thrombocytopenia syndrome associated with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 anti-COVID vaccination

V. Alunni, C. Bernardi, N. Chevalier, C. Cabusat, G. Quatrehomme, J. Torrents, E. Biglia, Y. Gaillard, M.-D. Drici

Rape Original Article

Magnetic bead-based separation of sperm cells from semen-vaginal fluid mixed stains using an anti-ACRBP antibody

Xiao-na Li, Feng-ling Xu, Ji-long Zheng, Mao-ling Sun, Xiu-mei Zhu, Peng Lv, Zhe Du, Xiu-peng Zhang, Jun Yao

Original Article

Elastic fiber degradation as a possible indicator for PMI estimation on mummified and corified skin: a pilot study

Stefano Tambuzzi, Guendalina Gentile, Salvatore Andreola, Gianluigi Bilardo, Federica Collini, Paolo Bailo, Riccardo Zoja

Open Access Original Article

The “Mellanby effect” in alcoholised e-scooter drivers

Katharina Zube, Michael Lau, Thomas Daldrup, Gina Maria Bruch, Anne Tank, Benno Hartung

Open Access Original Article

Adventure Legal Medicine: a free online serious game for supplementary use in undergraduate medical education

Sven Anders, Antonia Steen, Tjark Müller, Waldemar Krause, Annika Sanwald, Tobias Raupach, Benjamin Ondruschka, Oliver Krebs

Open Access Original Article

From Deutsche Zeitschrift to International Journal of Legal Medicine—100 years of legal medicine through the lens of journal articles

Andreas Schmeling, Tony Fracasso, Heidi Pfeiffer, Ingo Wirth

Polymerase Chain Reaction Short Communication

A method for determining the origin of crude drugs derived from animals using MinION, a compact next-generation sequencer

Hiroaki Nakanishi, Aya Takada, Katsumi Yoneyama, Masaaki Hara, Kentaro Sakai, Kazuyuki Saito

Open Access Gunshot Wound Case Report

Gunshot residues found at the exit wound: a case report

Anja Weber, Beat P. Kneubuehl, Walter Rabl

Open Access Autopsy Case Report

Atypical wound trajectory after a tangential pistol shot

Constantin Lux, Mattias Kettner, Jan M. Federspiel, Frank Ramsthaler, Marcel A. Verhoff

Open Access Thoracic Trauma Case Report

Stabbed by motorcycle? Reconstruction of an unusual traffic accident

Holger Muggenthaler, Daniel Bismann, Angelina Autsch, Michael Hubig, Jayant Shanmugam Subramaniam, Gita Mall, Daniel Wittschieber

Open Access Capsaicin Case Report

Skin laceration caused by a short distance shot from a pepper spray launcher: a case report

Anja Weber, Claudia Wöss, Beat P. Kneubuehl, Walter Rabl