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Title: | Features of mechanical injuries of the lower extremities according to a forensic medical examination: a retrospective analysis |
Authors: | Sokol, Viacheslav Sokol, Kostyantin Kolesnichenko, Vira |
Keywords: | mechanical trauma of the lower extremities forensic medical examination outcomes of fractures of long bones of the lower extremities road traffic injury |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Citation: | Sokol V. K. Features of mechanical injuries of the lower extremities according to a forensic medical examination: a retrospective analysis / V. K. Sokol, K. M. Sokol, V. A. Kolesnichenko // Wiadomości Lekarskie. – 2020. – Vol. 73 (6). – P. 1189–1193. |
Abstract: | The aim: To study the structure of lower extremities’ mechanical injuries and the reasons for an additional (commission) forensic medical examination appointment, according to a retrospective analysis. Materials and methods: research protocols were116 reports of additional (commission) forensic medical examinations of victims with mechanical trauma to lower extremities; research methods – retrospective analysis, statistical method. Reports of forensic medical commission examination were selected by random sampling, for the period February – June 2018. Results: As a result of a retrospective analysis of commission (additional) forensic medical examination, the prevalence of road traffic injuries (109; 94.0% cases) in mechanical injuries of the lower extremities was established. Domestic (5; 4.2%), work (1; 0.9%) and sports (1; 0.9%) injuries were also indicated It was found that to establish the degree of permanent disability loss according to the outcome of fractures of the femur and shin bones, commission examinations were appointed in 24.1% of cases. The main reason for the commission examinations appointment was to establish the bodily injuries presence (6.9%), as well as to establish the bodily injuries presence and their severity (62.9%) in cases of road traffic injury (lethal and non-lethal). Conclusions: The use of commission forensic medical examination is mainly related to the criminal law criteria of the preliminary investigation stage. The reason for conducting commission examinations on medical criteria is to establish the outcome of a fracture of the lower limb. |
URI: | https://repo.knmu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/26883 |
Appears in Collections: | Наукові праці. Кафедра судової медицини, медичного правознавства імені заслуженого професора М.С. Бокаріуса |
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