PRO
PROXIMAL
DIS
DISTAL
S
SHAFT
MED
MEDIAL (On the center line of the body)
LAT
LATERAL (Off the center line of the body)
UP
UPPER (TEETH)
LW
LOWER (TEETH)
P+E
PROX. SHAFT + DETACHED EPIPHYSIS
D+E
DISTAL SHAFT + DETACHED EPIPHYSIS
PE
PROXIMAL EPIPHYSIS (DETACHED)
DE
DISTAL EPIPHYSIS (DETACHED)
ANT
ANTERIOR
POS
POSTERIOR
V+E
VERTEBRA + DETACHED EPIPHYSIS
W
WHOLE BONE
F
FRAGMENT (UNIDENTIFIED)
E
DETACHED VERTEBRAL EPIPYSIS
1
BELOW 1 CM MAXIMUM DIMENSION
2
FROM 1 - 2 CM
5
FROM 2 - 5 CM
10
FROM 5 - 10 CM
11
LARGER THAN 10 CM MAX. DIMENSION
See Illustrations (Racham version)
FUSED COMPLETELY, LINE OBSCURED
U
UNFUSED ( LOOSE EPIPYSIS MUST BE GLUED ON)
I
INTERMEDIATE : FUSED BUT LINE CLEARLY VISIBLE
CH
CHOPPED (HEAVY BLOW)
KN
KNIFED (SCRATCHES)
SP
SPLIT DOWN SAGGITAL PLANE
TR
SPLIT TRANSVERSELY (ACROSS MIDLINE)
BP
BIPERFORATED (METAPODIALS ONLY)
POL
GLOSSY POLISH (SET ASIDE)
SW
SAWN (SET ASIDE)
DR
DRILLED (SET ASIDE)
WO
OTHER WORKING (SET ASIDE)
B
BLACK BURNED
WHITE- GREY BURNED
SCORCHED (Black and dk brown patches on unburned background) GNAWING
DG
DOG/ CANINE
RD
RODENT
OH
OTHER (USE COMMENTS)