Defenestration and dehiscence: suicide or homicide?
Wound rupture or dehiscence is usually encountered clinically following failure of healing after surgery or less often after major trauma. This article describes a case of wound dehiscence resulting from a fall from a height. In this incident there was initial uncertainty concerning the manner of death. In view of a gaping abdominal wound, the police officers first on the scene were suspicious that the deceased had been the victim of an assault.
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Forensic Medicine Unit, Department of Pathology, University Medical School, Edinburgh, UK.
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