title: Comments to the paper "do we really need new medical information about the Turin Shroud?".
abstract: Following the interesting arguments raised in a recent letter to the editor, about a paper recently published in this journal, the authors are happy to take a cue from them to clarify some facts that have not been sufficiently treated for space. After a description of the methods used, arguments regarding a blunt trauma on the right shoulder with consequent dislocation, the position of the hands on the pubis with brachial plexus injury, and the wrist nailing that caused retracted thumbs are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Hospital-University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fanti
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: michele.darienzo@unipa.it.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Arienzo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: roberto.decaro@unipd.it.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Caro
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D005197:Famous Persons; D006708:Homicide / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D014754:Violence / Q000266:history*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000266:history*