Idiomuscular bulge

The idiomuscular bulge describes a form of excitability of the muscles used in the context of determining the time of death . A mechanical stimulus, e.g. B. by a reflex hammer, a local contraction of the muscles is triggered, which can only be palpable but not visible if there is a lot of subcutaneous fat . The idiomuscular bulge is preferably tested by striking the biceps brachii with force . As a rule, it can be triggered up to eight hours after death (in exceptional cases up to twelve hours).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Guidelines of the German Society for Forensic Medicine: Rules for carrying out the medical examination. (No longer available online.) AWMF, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on January 22, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

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