[Current view on stab/cut injuries].

Area of Science:

• Forensic Pathology
• Trauma Analysis

Background:

• Mechanical trauma, particularly sharp object injuries, is a significant cause of violent death.
• Understanding stab/cut wound morphology is crucial, especially in cases involving late postmortem changes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review literature on stab/cut injuries.
• To identify challenges in analyzing these injuries, particularly postmortem.
• To explore advanced diagnostic methods for stab/cut wound assessment.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of domestic and foreign studies.
• Analysis of stab/cut wound morphology.
• Evaluation of advanced diagnostic techniques: computed tomography (CT), multilayer CT, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX).

Main Results:

• Stab/cut wound morphology is well-documented, but late postmortem changes require further investigation.
• Advanced methods like CT, SEM, and EDX offer supplementary insights into stab/cut injuries.
• These new techniques have advantages but do not replace traditional forensic methods.

Conclusions:

• Further research into late postmortem changes in stab/cut injuries is necessary.
• Advanced imaging and microscopic techniques show promise for enhancing forensic analysis of sharp force trauma.
• A combination of traditional and novel methods provides a comprehensive approach to stab/cut injury examination.