Copper Brace Method: A New Technique for Reconstructing Broken Bone Fragments
Human skulls and other bones recovered in forensic anthropological contexts may be found broken into multiple pieces, requiring reconstruction. This article prescribes a new method, termed copper-brace met hod, that simultaneously enables retaining the matching pieces of bones and readjusting th...
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| author | Jayaprakash, Paul T. Alarmebnangai, S. Hadi, Helmi |
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| description | Human skulls and other bones recovered in forensic
anthropological contexts may be found broken into multiple pieces,
requiring reconstruction. This article prescribes a new method,
termed copper-brace met hod, that simultaneously enables retaining
the matching pieces of bones and readjusting them during the process
of reconstruct ion, ensuring an acceptable likeness in the spatial and
contour configuration of the final reconstruction. |
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| spelling | usm-361102017-08-15T09:17:55Z http://eprints.usm.my/36110/ Copper Brace Method: A New Technique for Reconstructing Broken Bone Fragments Jayaprakash, Paul T. Alarmebnangai, S. Hadi, Helmi RA Public aspects of medicine Human skulls and other bones recovered in forensic anthropological contexts may be found broken into multiple pieces, requiring reconstruction. This article prescribes a new method, termed copper-brace met hod, that simultaneously enables retaining the matching pieces of bones and readjusting them during the process of reconstruct ion, ensuring an acceptable likeness in the spatial and contour configuration of the final reconstruction. 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/36110/1/2017-JFI-Copper_brace_method.pdf Jayaprakash, Paul T. and Alarmebnangai, S. and Hadi, Helmi (2017) Copper Brace Method: A New Technique for Reconstructing Broken Bone Fragments. Journal of Forensic Identification, 67 (2). pp. 180-189. ISSN 0895-173X |
| spellingShingle | RA Public aspects of medicine Jayaprakash, Paul T. Alarmebnangai, S. Hadi, Helmi Copper Brace Method: A New Technique for Reconstructing Broken Bone Fragments |
| title | Copper Brace Method: A New Technique
for Reconstructing Broken Bone
Fragments |
| title_full | Copper Brace Method: A New Technique
for Reconstructing Broken Bone
Fragments |
| title_fullStr | Copper Brace Method: A New Technique
for Reconstructing Broken Bone
Fragments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Copper Brace Method: A New Technique
for Reconstructing Broken Bone
Fragments |
| title_short | Copper Brace Method: A New Technique
for Reconstructing Broken Bone
Fragments |
| title_sort | copper brace method: a new technique
for reconstructing broken bone
fragments |
| topic | RA Public aspects of medicine |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/36110/ http://eprints.usm.my/36110/1/2017-JFI-Copper_brace_method.pdf |