Perimortem trauma refers to any injury or wound to the body, occurring around the time of
death, that may affect the bone and/or soft tissues (Roberts 1991: 226). In a forensic …

The term “perimortem” generally refers to an event occurring at or around the time of death
when used in forensic contexts. Skeletal evidence of such events lacks indications of …

Postmortem changes can both mask and mimic trauma, impairing interpretation of the
injuries. Bones, while capable of surviving the postmortem period relatively intact, are not …

Differentiating traumatic injuries in bone from taphonomic damage in the postmortem period
is a complex process requiring a systematic approach. Trauma by definition occurs while the …

Perimortem damage recorded on bone indicates the immediate processes affecting animals
or humans at or near the time of death. In many cases the agents producing the …

Antemortem traumatic injuries are those produced before death. The anthropological
analysis of skeletal trauma has a major benefit for forensic anthropology since bones retain …

In a recent examination of forensic anthropology, scientists suggested that stagnation of the
field and advancements in DNA technology have made the discipline less applicable to …

The distinction between perimortem and postmortem fractures is an important challenge for
forensic anthropology. Such a crucial task is presently based on macro‐morphological …

BLUNT-FORCE TRAUMA 401 levels (see Berryman and Symes 1998; Smith et al. 2003 for
further discussion). As noted by Smith et al.(2003), bony responses to blunt-force injuries will …

Death investigation is a multi-disciplinary effort employing the skills of different forensic
specialists from fields as diverse as pathology, anthropology, odontology and entomology. In …