Perimortem Trauma
Definition
Skeletal damage inflicted at or around the time of death, when the bone still retains its elastic properties. Distinguished from postmortem (after-death) damage by the presence of fresh fracture patterns: smooth bevelled edges, green-bone fracture characteristics, absence of staining at the fracture margin.
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- War-Crimes Mass-Grave Excavation: ICTY, EAAF and RwandaSkeletal damage inflicted at or around the time of death, when the bone still retains its elastic properties. Distinguished from postmortem (after-death) damag...