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A method for articulating and displaying the human spine.

Journal of forensic sciences (2009-09-08)
Robert W Mann
ABSTRACT

An inexpensive and effective method for articulating a dry human spine is described. By constructing a Styrofoam spine tray, analysts can now accurately position and align each vertebra in correct anatomical order, allow for gaps because of missing vertebrae, and lay out the spine for documentation and photography. The spine tray provides analysts with a quick, easy, and professional quality method for aligning and orienting the human spine in the field and laboratory.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Polystyrene, average Mw ~280,000 by GPC
Sigma-Aldrich
Polystyrene, average Mw ~350,000, average Mn ~170,000
Sigma-Aldrich
Polystyrene, average Mw ~400,000 by GPC
Sigma-Aldrich
Polystyrene, average Mw ~192,000