Matching bullets to bone impact signatures.
When bone is penetrated or perforated by a bullet, the bullet's impacting surface is often uniquely modeled by the fractured bone. Reconstructing bone with simple super-imposition of the bullet's contour lines allows matching of a particular bullet to its specific bone defect.
Smith
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University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Symes
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Berryman
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LeVaughn
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D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*