30/12/2024
2022 SCMR 1882..... Medical Jurisprudence...... Concept of" Rigor Mortis" and factors affecting the same explained.....The phrase Rigor Mortis is Latin with Rigor meaning stiffness and Mortis meaning death.... Rigor Mortis is a temporary condition depending on body temperature and other conditions ,Rigor Mortis lasts approximately for 72 hours .. The phenomenon is caused by the skeletal muscles partially contracting ...The muscles are unable to relax ,so the joints become fixed in place ... Factors that affect Rigor Mortis include 1) temperature 2) physical exertion 3) age. 4) body fat. 5) any illness the person had at the time of death. 6) sub exposure 7) gender. 8) body structure. 9) genetics. 10) tribe 11) inhabitation...