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===Wound dating===
===Wound dating===
*Colour is somewhat useful for bruises.
*Colour is somewhat useful for contusions (bruises).
*Post-mortem injuries tend to be orange-yellow.<ref name=pmid19237864>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Campobasso | first1 = CP. | last2 = Marchetti | first2 = D. | last3 = Introna | first3 = F. | last4 = Colonna | first4 = MF. | title = Postmortem artifacts made by ants and the effect of ant activity on decompositional rates. | journal = Am J Forensic Med Pathol | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | pages = 84-7 | month = Mar | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187371f | PMID = 19237864 }}</ref>
*Post-mortem injuries tend to be orange-yellow.<ref name=pmid19237864>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Campobasso | first1 = CP. | last2 = Marchetti | first2 = D. | last3 = Introna | first3 = F. | last4 = Colonna | first4 = MF. | title = Postmortem artifacts made by ants and the effect of ant activity on decompositional rates. | journal = Am J Forensic Med Pathol | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | pages = 84-7 | month = Mar | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187371f | PMID = 19237864 }}</ref>
*Wounds age is difficult to determine as [[wound healing]] is affected by a large number of variables.
*Wounds age is difficult to determine as [[wound healing]] is affected by a large number of variables.
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**[[PMN]]s 6-24 hours after injury.
**[[PMN]]s 6-24 hours after injury.
**PMNs replaced monocytes in 24-48 hours.
**PMNs replaced monocytes in 24-48 hours.
===Stains===
*[[Iron stain]] for siderophages (hemosiderin-laden macrophages) -- presence suggests 3 days or older.


=Bone fractures=
=Bone fractures=
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