Silva Rhonan Ferreira, Franco Ademir, Mendes Solon Diego Santos Carvalho, Picoli Fernando Fortes, de Azevedo Marinho Décio Ernesto
Forensic Odontology, Federal University of Goias, Brazil; Forensic Anthropology and Legal Odontology, Scientific Police of Goias, Brazil.
Forensic Odontology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Forensic Sci Int. 2014 May;238:e11-4. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.02.025. Epub 2014 Mar 5.
The human identification process is often performed by the comparison between acquired post-mortem (PM) fingerprints, dental patterns, or DNA sample with ante-mortem (AM) databases. However, in some special situations alternative sources of human identifiers reveal valuable part as forensic tools. In this context, medical records of surgical interventions and morphological bone traits are useful in the anthropological environment, specifically for the PM examination of skeletal remains. The present study reports two cases of positive human identifications by the comparative analysis between AM and PM radiographic medical records of surgically treated human patella. The present outcome highlights the importance of storing and updating medical records in order to aid human identification processes in special forensic situations.
人体识别过程通常是通过将获取的死后（PM）指纹、牙模或DNA样本与生前（AM）数据库进行比对来完成的。然而，在某些特殊情况下，人体标识符的其他来源作为法医工具也能发挥重要作用。在这种背景下，外科手术干预的医疗记录和骨骼形态特征在人类学环境中很有用，特别是在对骨骼遗骸进行死后检验时。本研究报告了两例通过对接受手术治疗的人类髌骨的生前和死后放射医学记录进行对比分析而成功进行人体识别的案例。目前的结果凸显了存储和更新医疗记录对于在特殊法医情况下协助人体识别过程的重要性。
