Natural Skeleton

3D Model

The skeleton is a fetal, natural skeleton prepared at the beginning of the 20th century at the “Kaiserin-Auguste-Viktoria-Haus zur Bekämpfung der Säuglingssterblichkeit im Deutschen Reich” (“Empress-Auguste-Viktoria-House for combating infant mortality in the German Reich”) in Berlin, Germany. It is the skeleton of a fetus (arguably before the 10th fetal month) or pre-term infant. Natural skeletons were used for teaching and research purposes and were particularly helpful to visualize the ossification process of the passive locomotor system. The specimen is part of the neonatological collection at the University of Tübingen. Photogrammetry was conducted as part of a restoration in 2022. An annotated model with all historical and modern changes/repair works highlighted is available via https://skfb.ly/oRrnU. More details are published by Neckel & Fuchs et al. 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01429-5).