Monday, January 25, 2010

Puppe's Rule

In cases of Multiple Gun shot injuries sequence of shots may be deduced from Puppe's Rule.

Puppe's rule states that an extending fracture line will cease if it meets a preexisting fracture or suture line.

Ref: Terminal ballistics: a text and atlas of gunshot wounds, By Malcolm John Dodd, Karen Byrne

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