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Actions	Loose bodies from a knee joint Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.6425 TitleLoose bodies from a knee joint DescriptionDry specimen in a Perspex box. Fibro-cartilaginous loose bodies from a knee joint, removed by arthrotomy from the knee of an adult male. Each loose body is flattened, irregular and nodular and in their dried condition present a number of depressions and pits. They appear to be calcareous but the basis of their structure is fibrocartilage. Production periodTwentieth century, early Object nameJOINT, knee Object categoryAnatomical, specimen Dimensions Box Height: 9.8 cm Box Width: 6.9 cm Box Depth: 10.2 cm

Object numberGC.6425

TitleLoose bodies from a knee joint

DescriptionDry specimen in a Perspex box. Fibro-cartilaginous loose bodies from a knee joint, removed by arthrotomy from the knee of an adult male. Each loose body is flattened, irregular and nodular and in their dried condition present a number of depressions and pits. They appear to be calcareous but the basis of their structure is fibrocartilage.

Production periodTwentieth century, early

Object nameJOINT, knee

Object categoryAnatomical, specimen

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