An exception or not? of Puppe’s rule

Santhi M; Addepalli Naga Sowmya; M Nagarjuna

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.1.0732

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An exception or not? of Puppe’s rule

Santhi M ^{1, *}, Addepalli Naga Sowmya ²and M Nagarjuna ³

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, SV Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3 Post Graduate, Department of Community Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Research Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 10(01), 213–216.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.1.0732

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.1.0732

Publication history

Received on 30 July 2023; revised on 06 September 2023; accepted on 08 September 2023

Abstract

When two fracture lines of a solid surface intersect, it is always possible to tell which one has been made first. In fact, any fracture lines caused by later impacts are halted by any prior surface damage. This well-known principle (which Puppe established in 1903) has primarily been used in glass fracture analysis, but it can also be used to examine skull fractures. It can help sequencing and determining blunt force injuries. In this context, we report the case of a 43 years old man, working as an industrial labourer, met with a road traffic accident in which he sustained multiple injuries and demised. His autopsy and examination of skull revealed an exception in Puppe’s rule.

Keywords

Puppe’s rule; Blunt force injury; Road Traffic Accident; Glass fracture analysis

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Santhi M, Addepalli Naga Sowmya and M Nagarjuna. An exception or not? of Puppe’s rule. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 10(01), 213–216. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.1.0732

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