Technical Note: Virtual reconstruction of a fragmentary clavicle

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-514

  Benazzi, Stefano ^a   Orlandi, Marco ^b   Gruppioni, Giorgio ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3d digital models; Bone reconstruction; Human skeleton remains; Reverse engineering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE REMODELING; CLAVICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; MALE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CLAVICLE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 63449116723     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20997     Document Type: Article

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