Volume
13, Issue 3, July – September 2020, Pages 461-463
Case Report
Fatal Hyperextension Cervical Spine Injury due to Unusual Fall
Sathish K1, Suraj Sundaragiri2, Benjy Tom Varughese3, Venkatesh Janarthanan4
1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapettai, Chengalpet, Tamil Nadu 614401, 2Civil Assistant Surgeon, Department of Forensic Medicine Specialist, Community Health Centre, Kodad, Suryapet, Telangana 508206, 3,4Senior Resident, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 110029.
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Cervical spine fracture is commonly reported trauma due to fall in elderly. This articlepresents a case of hyperextension injury of neck in an elder subsequent to slip and fall in an unusual prone position, and stress the importance of complete autopsy examination, death scene photographs and toxicological analysis in such cases.
Corresponding Author : Suraj Sundaragiri, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Department of Forensic Medicine Specialist, Community Health Centre, Kodad, Suryapet, Telangana 508206, India
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