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Relationship between bullet diameter and bullet defect diameter in human calvariums

Authors: W. Kerkhoff, E. J. A. T. Mattijssen, E. A. Zwanenburg, R. J. Oostra

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Existing literature on the relationship between bullet diameter and bullet defect diameter in the human calvarium is summarized and discussed. The hypothesis, derived from the literature, that bullet deformation influences bullet defect diameter was studied in a small controlled experiment. The mean defect size caused by non-deforming projectiles was found to be smaller than the mean defect size caused by deforming projectiles of equal original mass and size. The p value of the difference between the two means, measured in two different ways, was found to be 0.002 for both in a Mann–Whitney U test and was significant if the confidence level is set at 5%.

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Title: Relationship between bullet diameter and bullet defect diameter in human calvariums
Authors: W. Kerkhoff
E. J. A. T. Mattijssen
E. A. Zwanenburg
R. J. Oostra
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-019-02197-9

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