The Hamann-Todd collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (Cleveland, OH, USA) includes 63 paediatric skeletal specimens in varying condition and completeness. The initial data collection included representative skeletons of children aged 1–18 years. The aim of this study was to better understand the growth patterns of the paediatricspine and ribs. Data from vertebrae and corresponding ribs were collected. Data included 46 measurements from the vertebral body and ribs at T1, T4, T7, T10, and L3. Measurements were obtained with Vernier calipers, tape measures, and photographs of each bone. Several specimens were digitised with a Next Engine 3D laser scanner. The initial analysis used caliper-derived data, with some measurements obtained from photographs. The data were analysed by age, specific bone, and morphological features. More than 2000 cross correlations were studied. Linear regressions were done on scalar measurements with SAS (version 9.1.3) and JMP (version 8.0). Although the general demographics for each child were known, specifics such as height and weight or previous trauma were not.Introduction
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