Sistema FMUSP-HC: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) e Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSPMELKI, Joao A. D.MARTIN, Carmen C. S.ZERBINI, Talita2017-11-272017-11-272011FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, v.206, n.1-3, p.E67-E70, 20110379-0738https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/23088Scanning electronmicroscopy (SEM) has been used in forensic science in many ways. The reports of cases in which SEM has been used as an auxiliary method in the investigation of exhumed bones are rare. In this article, we report an exhumation that was made to determine if a seized weapon could have been used in a homicide. We used SEM to analyze a fracture in the interior of the skull of the victim. The findings described in this article showed us that it is possible to develop new researches in this field.engrestrictedAccessScanning electron microscopyCrime weaponSkull fractureExhumationVital reactionvitalityskinarticleCopyright ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.09.004Medicine, Legal