Radiographic personal identification with characteristic features in the hip joint.
This case demonstrates a radiographic personal identification. A body was found but no positive results were obtained from the remains regarding the cause of death, the manner of death, or precise identification. At the autopsy, a characteristic radiographic deformity was found in the hip joints. After searching the registry of persons with congenital acetabular dysplasia and super-imposing the postmortem radiograph on the films of the registry, the identification was successful.
Varga
M
M
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Debrecen, Hungary.
Takács
P
P
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography