Correction to: International Journal of Legal Medicine (2021) 135:583–590

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02451-5

In the published article, at page 2, in the sentence "In this study, of all 31 injuries resulting in permanent disability, 24 cases (25%) of lasting injuries were related to nerve damage from handcuffs [3]." should be change to, "In this study, of all 24 injuries resulting in permanent disability, 6 cases (25%) of lasting injuries were related to nerve damage from handcuffs [3]."