Banaschak S, Eisenmenger W, Kuznik J, Brinkmann B
Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
Arch Kriminol. 1998 Jul-Aug;202(1-2):38-43.
If the order to carry out an autopsy has been neglected, exhumation is the only possibility to obtain findings which allow conclusions on the manner of death, cause of death and chain of events. The quality of findings will however be influenced by advanced states of putrifaction. In spite of identical legislature the number of exhumations carried out at the institutes of legal medicine in München and Münster differs considerably, as demonstrated by a comparison of the data from the years 1993-1996. As previously described by other authors, there is a reciprocal correlation between the number of autopsies and the exhumation rate. The frequency of autopsies which are ordered can be explained by the varying application of the statutory framework by the investigation procedure. In some cases where an exhumation has been carried out, it was difficult to comprehend why an autopsy was not originally ordered.
如果进行尸体解剖的命令被忽视，那么挖掘尸体是获得有助于推断死亡方式、死因和事件链的结果的唯一途径。然而，结果的质量会受到尸体高度腐败状态的影响。尽管立法相同，但慕尼黑和明斯特的法医学研究所进行的尸体挖掘数量差异很大，1993 - 1996年的数据比较就证明了这一点。正如其他作者之前所描述的，尸体解剖数量与挖掘尸体率之间存在相互关联。下令进行尸体解剖的频率可以通过调查程序对法定框架的不同应用来解释。在一些已经进行了尸体挖掘的案例中，很难理解为什么最初没有下令进行尸体解剖。
