[The identification and analysis of cleaver traces on human bone].
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.
Jia
Zi-Shu
ZS
Department of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
Zhao
Chun-Mei
CM
Liu
Li
L
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