anth 1400 gsw gunshot trauma

plug and spall

radiating

= R, radiating fractures

concentric

= C, concentric heaving fracture patterns

keyhole defect

caused by bullet striking at angle, fractures are often created radiating in direction of greatest resistance

proximal, distal ends of long bones, vertebraes, hands, feet

entrance wounds may appear as smooth, round defects cause of thin cortical bone

areas of dense bone (such as mid shaft of femur)

comminuted fractures, extreme fragmentation are more likely to be found