title: [The identification and analysis of cleaver traces on human bone].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The injury instruments were identified and studied according to the cleaver traces on bone.
  
  
  METHODS
  The bone and fresh shrub branches were cut with the same part of the same cleaver respectively. To visualize the traces on the bone by histological processing and to match the traces on bone and branch by the comparison microscope. Then to analyze the character of traces on the bone.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cutting-line traces made by cleaver on the bone can be fully matched with those in the shrub branch sample.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cleaver traces on the bone can be displayed clearly and shown at micro level. It will provide a new method for the identification of suspected weapon.
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
authors: Zi-Shu
authors: ZS
authors: Jia
authors: Chun-Mei
authors: CM
authors: Zhao
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005269:Femur / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D014754:Violence; D014934:Wood; D014947:Wounds and Injuries