Application of 3D printing in assessment and demonstration of stab injuries.

ABSTRACT: In stabbing related fatalities, the forensic pathologist has to assess the direction of wound track (thus, the direction of the stabbing) and the weapon's possible characteristics by examining the stab wound. The determination of these characteristics can be made only with a high level of uncertainty, and the precise direction of the stabbing is often difficult to assess if only soft tissues are injured. Previously reported techniques used for the assessment of these wound characteristics have substantial limitations. This manuscript presents a method using today's easily accessible three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for blade-wound comparison and wound track determination. Scanning and 3D printing of knives is a useful method to identify weapons and determine the precise stabbing

SUBMITTER: Simon G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375752 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature