Publications by authors named "Quinnlan R Cordero"
Anthropological analysis of trauma in throat bone and cartilage: A review.
Forensic Sci Int Synerg
August 2020
Article Synopsis
- Forensic anthropologists study human remains to identify trauma in throat structures like the hyoid bone and cartilage, which can provide clues about the cause of death.
- Recent literature offers guidelines on how to detect and interpret fractures in these throat tissues, often linked to cases of hanging and strangulation, but other causes exist as well.
- Although the hyoid bone may not always be present in recovered remains, when it is, it can indicate trauma that occurred around the time of death and requires careful interpretation.
Craniofacial superimposition is a technique used in the field of forensic anthropology to assist in the analysis of an unknown skull. The process involves superimposing an image of the recovered skull over an ante mortem image of the suspected individual. In the past two decades, there has been a decline in the application due to the development of molecular analysis as a more precise and accurate identification technique.
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