title: Fatal tusk injuries from a wild boar attack.
abstract: Injuries caused by wild boar attacks are rare. The pattern of the tusk injuries by wild boar is rarely been mentioned in literature. Such injuries can be termed "tusk injuries". Herein, we discuss the pattern of a wild boar tusk wound following an attack on a 65-year-old man who sustained fatal injuries as a result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India ntumram@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nilesh Keshav
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Tumram
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shailendra G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Dhawne
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vipul Namdeorao
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Ambade
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep Gangadhar
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Dixit
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000401:mortality; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Injury; attack; tusk; wild boar