A case of positive personal identity of skeletonized remains using lumbar radiograph
Sakaihara, M.; Terazawa, K.
Hokkaido Journal of Medical Science 77(2): 157-160
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0367-6102 PMID: 11968851 Document Number: 550453
We reported an autopsy case in which premortem and postmortem radiographs of the spine were available for comparison and provided a basis for making an identification. As the elderly often lives alone and has no relatives, one of our tasks is sometimes ascertaining the personal identity of him or her. Osteophytes of the vertebra are valid for establishing a positive personal identification in human remains.