FEBRUARY JOURNAL CLUB – Fatal free falls and skeletal injury patterns: insights from PMCT and autopsy
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Show Notes
This month, we present the following article:
Woliński F, Sado J, Kraśnik K, et al. Fatal Free Falls: A Clinical and Forensic Analysis of Skeletal Injury Patterns Using PMCT and Autopsy.
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025;14:7912. doi:10.3390/jcm14227912.
This study examines skeletal injury patterns in fatal free falls using post-mortem CT alongside autopsy, highlighting how fracture distribution varies with fall height, kinetic energy, and intent. The authors show that suicides are more likely to produce severe, bilateral pelvic and limb fractures, while accidental falls tend to result in more unilateral injuries, reinforcing the added diagnostic value of PMCT in medico-legal investigations.
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