How many bones have you investigated?

Question: How many bones have you investigated?
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Asked by anon-274094 to Jonathan on 7 Dec 2020.
- Jonathan Lewis answered on 7 Dec 2020:
  
  That’s a tough question!
  I have looked at many different types of bone. For example, I get samples of Hip bones and Knee joints from patients with a disease called osteoarthritis (Damage to the joint) when they have surgery. I also investigate bone loss in legs (made up of a Tibia and a Femur), arms (humerus, ulnar and radius) and spine, where I fire X-rays at them to see their structure.
  I have lost count how many bones in total I have looked at, but it is probably 10 different types and around 1000 in total.

Amy commented on 11 Dec 2020:

Yes it’s hard to keep count! I’ve looked at hundreds of skeletons but they don’t always have all their bones

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