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Taylor, SC; Hammer, N; Zwirner, J; Ondruschka, B; Kieser, DC.
Morphometric and density comparisons of Bos taurus scapulae as a proxy to human frontal crania.
EGYPT J FORENSIC SCI. 2020; 10(1): 17
Doi: 10.1186/s41935-020-00191-6
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- Background: In the absence of cadaveric tissues, forensic simulation, trauma modelling, and cranial surgical training necessitates a surrogate for the human calvaria. This study investigates the validity ofBos taurusscapulae as a proxy for human frontal bones by comparing the laminar and cancellous bone thickness, as well as the bone mineral density (BMD) of cadaveric frontal bones and adultBos taurusscapulae. Results: This study aimed to validate the bovine scapulae as a valid proxy for forensic experiments, which benefit researchers and investigators who need to recreate forensic scenarios where synthetic proxies are found unsuitable due to their non-viscoelastic nature and cadaveric human models are unavailable due to ethical restrictions. Our results identified different total thicknesses of the relative bones, but non-different cortical measurements between human frontal bone and bovine scapulae. The bone mineral density is similar between both groups. Conclusion: This study has foundBos taurusscapulae to be a suitable proxy for human frontal bones as it has a similar morphology with regard to thickness and structure as well as a comparable density. However, there is a significant difference between the cancellous bone, and therefore, the overall thickness.
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