Bone fracture for which the age is to be determined.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The study is to be conducted on tissue samples from a maximum of 100 corpses, which are collected as part of the postmortem routine diagnostics at the Institute of Legal and Traffic Medicine
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Institut für Rechts- und Verkehrsmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - An autopsy request has been issued by the competent authority. - Routine postmortem imaging is indicated and/or premortem images are available. - Bone fractures are present that can be attributed to a dated traumatic event.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - No bone fractures are present. - The timing of the trauma-inducing event is uncertain. - No premortem images are available, and postmortem imaging is not indicated according to the indication catalogue of the Working Group on Forensic Imaging of the German Society of Legal Medicine. - Advanced postmortem changes are present.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Goal of this study: High-resolution visualization of bone fractures and categorization of fracture morphology depending on the stage of healing. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of an optimal examination protocol across different imaging modalities. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMonika Uhrig
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Institut für Rechts- und Verkehrsmedizin
Outcome results
None listed