Evaluation of Different Techniques of Extraction and Cleaning of Bones from Human Cadavers

Dr. Neeraj Kumar; Dr. Anupriya Kumar; Dr. Sunil N. Tidke

Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2017

Evaluation of Different Techniques of Extraction and Cleaning of Bones from Human Cadavers

Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Dr. Anupriya Kumar, Dr. Sunil N. Tidke

Abstract :

Background: The present study was carried out to evaluate the different techniques for extraction and cleaning of bone specimen from human cadavers. Material and methods: Skull, long bones, and other bones from embalmed preserved cadaver were obtained and cleaned. In present study, we applied 4 different methods for prep� the bone specimen. Results: In present study, we observed that boiling followed by burial of embalmed specimen is ideal procedure for extracting bone specimen of skull and long bones. Conclusions: Preparation of bone specimen from embalmed cadaver is a time saving technique for many medical institutions and self–prepared specimens are of good quality.