Forensic pathological expertise of medical tangle analysis of 139 autopsy cases

In this article, we report 139 autopsy cases of medical tangle, which were examined by the Department of Forensic Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tongji Medical University from Jan. 1972 to Dec. 1992. The emphasis is put on analyses of the status of medical tangle autopsy in forensic pathology, involved medical departments, distribution of victim's age and sex, differences between clinical diagnosis and autoptical conclusion, the composition and causes of medical tangle. The associated problems in forensic pathological autopsy are also discussed.