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H Muggenthaler1, S Drobnik, M Hubig
1Jena University Hospital-Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Legal Medicine, Fürstengraben 23, 07743 Jena, Germany. holger.muggenthaler@med.uni-jena.de
Abstract:
Traumatic limb amputations and transections of the trunk generally indicate high impact velocities. Complete traumatic severances of the trunk in road accidents however are rarely reported in literature. We describe a case where the trunk of a motorcyclist was completely severed as he hit the post of a traffic sign. Based on the documented end position and damage of the motorcycle, an impact velocity range of 52-80 km/h could be determined for the motorcyclist. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the type and mechanism of injury at this comparatively low collision speed range.
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