TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Lesions of the cervical spine caused by suicidal hanging (author's transl)
JO  - Zeitschrift fur Rechtsmedizin
A1  - Saternus, K. S.
SP  - 299
EP  - 308
VL  - 81
IS  - 4
N2  - In 107 cases of suicidal hanging the CVC was investigated systematically. A frequency of lesions at a rate of 65% was found. There were only soft-tissue-lesions with the maximum in C 5/6. The 2nd maximum was the occipito-atlanto-axis-region (C 0/2). This distribution depends on traction. Particularly in the dorsal part the loss of lordosis results from traction. The lesion of C 0/2 is caused by tension due to the weight of the head or by hyperextension due to submental position of the node. 20% of cases showed additional lesions in various locations, which are thought to be results of terminal convulsions.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0044-3433
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -