THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF X-RAY SIGNS OF THE DAMAGE TO BONES AND JOINTS IN THE CASE OF ITEMS OF MEDICAL CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING HEALTH HAZARDS

The main evidence-based method of bone fractures and injuries of the surrounding tissues is the results of radiological diagnosis (conventional radiography and computed tomography), provided for forensic medical examinations on a variety of media, which is a prerequisite for faultless judgments by the expert on the nature and severity of the harm done to human health. The aim of the study was to estimate the diagnostic value of different methods of radiation diagnosis to establish the harm to health in accordance with medical criteria in the execution of forensic medical examination of living persons with injuries of bones and major joints. Research materials: data from statistical reporting of the the Bureau of forensic medical examination for the Moscow region over 2011-2016. Results: lack of clear visualization of injuries on radiographs of bones and joints, defects in X-rays images can lead to expert errors in the application of medical criteria in the determination of the severity of the injury. So, according to our data, the number of expert’s errors amounted to 18.2%. Conclusion: computed tomography allows visualize not only bone fractures, but also the condition of surrounding tissues, including bleeding in the meninges and the substance of the brain, which is a prerequisite in the detection the characteristics corresponding to medical criteria.

medical criteria for the harm to health, methods of diagnostic radiology, judicial-medical examination of persons with injuries to bones and joints