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Self-inflicted long bone fractures for insurance fraud.
Stefania ZerboLawrence CamardaAntonio D'arienzoAntonina ArgoMichele D'arienzoEmanuele Grassedoniosubject
medicine.medical_specialtyLong bone2734Medical lawLong bone fracture01 natural sciencesLower limbPathology and Forensic MedicineInsurance fraud03 medical and health sciencesFractures Bone0302 clinical medicineInsurance AccidentmedicineCommunity health workersHumans030216 legal & forensic medicinePsychiatrySelf-inflicted injurieInsurance fraudTraffic accident010401 analytical chemistryFraudAccidents TrafficForensic Medicine0104 chemical sciencesmedicine.anatomical_structureForensic radiologyPsychologySelf-Injurious Behaviordescription
Self-inflicted fractures simulating traffic accident represent a new social fraud opportunity for criminality. Recognising scams through an increase of awareness of existence of self-inflicted arm fractures for insurance fraud could help community health workers to report these injuries to the competent authorities. In this article, authors have recognised an unusual but consistent pattern of upper and lower limb fractures whose incidence does not coincide in numerical terms with what is reported in literature. The aim of the present study is to describe fracture patterns observed over the past 2 years. Further, authors describe clinical presentations of these fractures and attempt to define a possible mechanism of these types of injuries.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-26 | International journal of legal medicine |