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Forensic clinical anatomy: A new field of study with application to medicolegal issues
Author(s) -
Porzionato Andrea,
Macchi Veronica,
Stecco Carla,
Loukas Marios,
Tubbs R. Shane,
De Caro Raffaele
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.22796
Subject(s) - medicine , relevance (law) , forensic science , law , political science , veterinary medicine
Forensic clinical anatomy is a new practical application of the discipline of Clinical Anatomy for ascertaining and evaluating medicolegal questions. In particular, individual anatomy (normal anatomy, anatomical variations, age‐, disease‐, or surgery‐related modifications) can acquire significant relevance in various fields of legal medicine such as child abuse, sudden death, medical responsibility and/or liability, personal injury and damage. Anatomical data of forensic interest frequently arise from the correct application of methods of ascertainment; anatomical methods may then be required for further comprehensive analysis. The rigorous interpretation of anatomical data, derived from the ascertainment phase and analyzed on the basis of pertinent literature, can be pivotal for the correct application of evaluation criteria in various forensic contexts. Clin. Anat. 30:2–5, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.