[MRI diagnostics of bone marrow oedema and its significance for the forensic medical evaluation of the injuries to bones and articulations].

The objective of the present study was the analysis of the publications in the literature dealing with radiological methods employed for the diagnostics of injuries to and diseases of the bones and articulations as well as the role of bone marrow oedema in the development of these conditions in the specific context of the problems facing forensic medical expertise. The main results of the domestic and foreign authors concerning MRI-based investigations into the nature of injuries and other pathological changes in bones and articulations during different periods after their development are discussed with the major emphasis placed on diagnostics of bone marrow oedema. Magnetic resonance visualization of this diagnostic feature and the related manifestations of the above conditions in many cases provides an indisputable evidence of the damage whereas the discovery of its distribution to and localization in the bone structures makes it possible to elucidate the sources of this condition, such as a blow, torsional stress, stretching, etc.

[The topical problems of the application of the TASER electroshock devices].

The objective of the present study was the analysis of publications in the foreign medical literature concerning the problems of safety, clinical diagnostics, pathological morphology, and treatment of the patients subjected to the impact by various models of the TASER electroshock devices. The materials for this article were borrowed from the available Internet resources and libraries. The methods of scientific analysis were employed to follow up the dynamics of publication and to determine the number of publications on the issues of interest.

[The specific morphological features and the mechanisms of formation of the injuries associated with falling down from the high-rise building].

The objective of the present study was to elucidate the mechanism and the sequence of formation of the extensive injuries associated with falling down from the high-rise building onto the asphalt. A rare (for the Russian forensic medical practice) observation of falling down from the very high altitude (in excess of 350 m) is described with all the classical features of the damages characteristic of such cases. Peculiarities of the mechanism of formation of the injuries and the severity of secondary damages in the case being considered were attributable to the huge kinetic energy transferred to the body during falling down from the high aptitude.