North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov

The depth of wound channels of stab wounds of the chest and abdomen as an indicator of the force of a knife strike

The length of the wound channel of a stab wound is a morphological feature that can serve as a criterion for assessing the degree of force of a knife strike. A study of 412 stab wounds to the chest and abdomen in 252 homicide cases showed that clothing, bone-cartilaginous structu...