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A Study of Weights of Vital Intracranial, Thoracic and Abdominal Viscera and Correlation of it with Bodyweight in Different Age-Group of Deceased in Fatal Medico Legal Cases at a Medical Institute of Central India

P.N. Murkey , P.N. Murkey , B.H. Tirpude , Biprojit Debbarma

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 6(1):p 29-34, January - March 2013. | DOI:

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Abstract: This study is a prospective examination of total 303 (201 males, 102 females) autopsy cases ranging from one day to 90 years during the period from 1st July 2009 to 31st June 2011 in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of a Medical Institute of central India. Measurements are taken of organs (in gram unit) of Brain, Heart, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Kidneys, and body weight taken (in kilogram unit) of the dead bodies. All fire related death, cases of decomposition and those who showed any macroscopic evidence of disease on gross autopsy are excluded. In this study, weight of the organs at all age groups is lower when compared with Western and North Indian population because they are hefty and taller than the central Indian population. Weight of organs in females is less than males at all ages except lungs at age group 61- 70 years (654.3 in female & 539.9 in males), liver at age group 21-30 years (1289.4 in females &1268.3 in males) & spleen at age group 21-30 (118.3 in male & 122.9 in females) and 41-50 years (112.3 in male & 128.7 in females). In this study the weight of all internal organs has been seen categorically increased in the age group of 61-70 years but shows a decline immediately after 70 years of age due to catabolic activity and old debilitating changes at this age. 

Keywords: Vital organ weights; Prostate weight; Medico legal autopsy. 

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