[The general and individual characteristics of the liver ruptures in the case of a blunt injury to the chest and abdomen].

The present study is based on the results of analysis of 150 cases of the fatal blunt injury to the chest and abdomen associated with liver rupture for the purpose of systematization of practical and experimental data concerning this issue. Special attention is given to the diagnostic signs of local major (primary) and additional (secondary) lesions localized at the sites of force application and their long-term consequences. The diagnostic forensic medical criteria are proposed allowing to characterize hepatic injuries depending on the mechanism and conditions of their infliction in different situations.