Table 1 Position, morphology, and interpretation of perimortem skeletal lesions.
ID | Bone/Region | N lesions | Description | Force trauma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sq. 2 CORN 1482 | Cranium: right zygomatic arch | 1 | Detachment and fragmentation | Blunt |
Sq. 3 TCS 1483 | Cranium: left parietal bone (near lambdoid suture) | 1 | Penetrating lesion (3 × 2 cm) with endocranial beveling | Blunt |
Sq. 3 TCS 1483 | Cranium : right parietal bone | 1 | Fracture with infero-superior direction (length: 5 cm) | Blunt |
Sq. 6 TCS 1486 | Left scapula: lateral side | 1 | Comminuted impact fracture on the lateral side of the bone. A single impact caused multiple fracture lines at the level of the glenoid fossa, coracoid process, and scapular blade | Blunt |
Sq. 7 TCS 1487 | Cranium: right temporal bone | 1 | Blunt trauma on squamous portion of the bone | Blunt |
Sq. 7 TCS 1487 | 10th/11th thoracic vertebrae (left side) | 1 | Crushing fracture at left arc and adhering body, fracture goes over left lamina to spinous process | Blunt |
Sq. 8 TCS 1488 | Cranium: left temporal bone | 2 | Superior half of the bone (max width: 7 cm) | Blunt |
Sq. 8 TCS 1488 | Right humerus: surgical neck | 1 | Surgical neck: transverse fracture on anterior side of the bone | Blunt |
Sq. 12 CORN 1492 | Right femur: distal third of diaphysis | 1 | Transverse fracture | Blunt |
Sq. 13 CORN 1493 | Right femur: distal third of diaphysis | 1 | Transverse fracture | Blunt |
Sq.15–17 CORN 1495 | Cranium: left sphenoid and frontal bone | 1 | Impacted fracture with detachment of bone (area: 3 × 2 cm) | Blunt |
Sq.15–17 CORN 1495 | Left humerus: trochlea and capitulum | 2 | Impacted fractures (trochlea: 2 × 1 cm; Capitulum: 1 × 1 cm) | Blunt |
Sq. 20 CORN 1500 | Cranium: right parietal and right side occipital bone | 1 | Two radiating fracture lines (rfl) originate from the point of impact, with: 1. antero (mostly)-posterior direction and straight trajectory involving both parietal and occipital bones (max. length 5 cm); 2. super-inferior direction and irregular trajectory (max. length 6 cm). Roughly at the intersection between the rfl there is a detachment of ectocranial bone layer (2 × 2 cm). No endocranial beveling and remodeling is observed | Blunt |
Sq. 74 CORN 343* | Right humerus: surgical neck | 1 | Transverse fracture | Blunt |
TCS 1484 Sq.? 1972-23* | Cranium: occipital bone (right side) | 1 | Detachment of ectocranial surface possible secondary from impact with blunt object (max width: 3 cm) | Blunt |
CORN 1498, 1978-138; TCS65-119 G15* | Right humerus: capitulum | 1 | Impacted fracture (1.5 × 1 cm) | Blunt |
TCS 1489 1972-24-15* | Right fibula: proximal third of diaphysis | 1 | Oblique fracture | Blunt |
TCS 1489 1972-24-5* | Right radius: mid- diaphysis | 1 | Transverse fracture | Blunt |
