@article{ref1,
title="Morphology and phenomenology of crossbow injuries with a review of the literature",
journal="Archiv für Kriminologie",
year="2014",
author="Kernbach-Wighton, Gerhard and Madea, Burkhard",
volume="234",
number="5-6",
pages="154-165",
abstract="This paper presents two cases of survived and fatal injuries caused by broad-head arrows. Case no. 1 is characterised by repeated assaults resulting in severe injuries to the legs of the victim. The lesions showed characteristic patterns due to the arrow-heads with four cross-shaped blades. Case no. 2 represented a suicide with the crossbow arrow entering the upper mouth region at close range, penetrating the base of the skull, the pons and the inter-hemispheric space, with the tip of the arrow being lodged in the skullcap. Morphology of the wounds, ballistic features and technical characteristics are discussed and the available literature is reviewed.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0003-9225",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}