Experimental evaluation of rigor mortis: IX. The influence of the breaking (mechanical solution) on the development of rigor mortis

Objective measurements were carried out to study the possible re-establishment of rigor mortis on rats after “breaking” (mechanical solution).Our experiments showed that:
• Cadaveric rigidity can re-establish after breaking.
• A significant rigidity can reappear if the breaking occurs before the process is complete.
• Rigidity will be considerably weaker after the breaking.
• The time course of the intensity does not change in comparison to the controls:-the re-establishment begins immediately after the breaking;-maximal values are reached at the same time as in the controls;-the course of the resolution is the same as in the controls.