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Biostereometrics in the study of the morphology of the lumbar sacral spine

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A method using stereoscopic X-rays to locate, mark and measure anatomical features on lumbar spines is described. Some of the results obtained from the X-ray analysis are verified by undertaking direct measurement of the macerated bones of the same specimens using a reflex microscope.

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  1. Department of Surveying, University of Cape Town, 7700, Rondebosch, South Africa

    L. P. Adams

  2. Department of Anatomy, University of Cape Town, 7700, Rondebosch, South Africa

    D. A. Constant

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Adams, L.P., Constant, D.A. Biostereometrics in the study of the morphology of the lumbar sacral spine. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 26, 383–388 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442296

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