ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1982
Page Count: 5

The Threaded Bolt Injury Pattern
Wetli, CV
Deputy chief medical examiner, Dade County Medical Examiner's Office, FL

Mittleman, RE
Associate medical examiner, Dade County Medical Examiner's Office, FL

(Received 20 October 1981; accepted 9 December 1981)

Abstract

Threaded metal weapons may impart a characteristic abrasion of the skin with or without a laceration. When the head is struck, the threaded pattern may also be imprinted into the skull. Four cases of injury are described. Recognition of this pattern can be important in terms of the crime scene search for the suspect weapon.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, pipe threads

Paper ID: JFS12169J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12169J
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