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The routine examination of the musculoskeletal system is usually limited to a careful visual examination, although in some departments the removal of the femur is considered an essential part of every post mortem. All further examination of this system, therefore, will be described within the special techniques section. None of these special techniques should be undertaken unless absolutely necessary, both because of the inevitable degree of mutilation produced and the technical time and effort required for reconstitution.
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Sheaff, M.T., Hopster, D.J. (2001). Organ dissection — musculoskeletal system. In: Post Mortem Technique Handbook. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3677-4_11
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