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Prior surgical intervention of the bone; useful finding for the examination of the skeletal remains.
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-167276
ABSTRACT
In general, personal identification is an important part of forensic practice. Evidence of prior surgery in a skeletonized remains is a useful findings for personal identification. Here we describe two cases where bone scarring shows evidence of prior surgery, and how these findings become useful information for identification of the victims.