Background: "Fractures of the body" is a new definition in which the punishment for "aggravated injury in the end" is delineated in the new Turkish Penal Code (Article 87, Section 3). In the current study, we intended to evaluate the fact-evaluation reports of injuries with broken bones in the framework of the new Turkish Penal Code, which went into effect on 1 June 2005.
Methods: Of the 842 forensic reports of our Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Department of Forensic Medicine, 306 cases with bone fractures were determined between 1 June 2005 and 31 December 2008.
Results: Traffic accidents were determined as the most common cause of all broken bone cases (n=183, 59.8%). One hundred and eight of the cases (35.3%) were determined to have fracture in the head area, with life endangered in 61.1% (n=187) of all cases.
Conclusion: All traumatic phenomena are considered judicial cases. Forensic experts need to report on institutions to ensure they are complying with the regulations, and their work in this area is widely considered to be useful. However, in current circumstances, the doctor responsible for all forensic reports required to edit the case should be applied to broken bones to not fall into the legal procedures and practices need-to-know basis.