innocent_bystander Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I know that there are some medics on here and I am hoping someone can help. I need a full size real (not plastic) human articulated skeleton for an orthopaedic surgery trainee. Anybody got one for sale? A half skeleton would do but full and articulated is preferable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I think there are legal probs here re the possession of actual human remains. AFAIK an individual may not own any body parts unless they are a medical practitioner, teaching establishment or similar who has them for their work. The demo ones they use for training tend to be made of resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocent_bystander Posted December 9, 2004 Author Share Posted December 9, 2004 Thanks BoSS. The orthopod in question is my son who's an SHO in an A&E dept at the moment and is reading for membership of the Royal College of Surgeons with the aim of specialising in trauma orthopaedics. I suppose that makes him eligible for the exemption. Good thought, though, I hadn't considered it in that light. He says that the resin ones simply don't have the detail in the area of muscle attachments and nerve canals, nor in the complex re-entrant cavities in the skull. Bone it must be! Edited by - innocent_bystander on 9 Dec 2004 15:17:55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whitley Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I'm using mine at the moment, but if you're prepared to wait a while.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 😬 Zak Updated site 16th Oct 04 - www.zak7.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I'm afraid they are like gold dust , and people are unwilling to part with them. 'Sam' (only half a skeleton, with fractured jaw and a few missing teeth) is part of the family now, having seen three family members through medical school. Now waiting for the next generation. I expect your son has considered a job in an anatomy department as a demonstrator, but it is a sure way of learning the anatomy. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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