Elahd Bar-Shai's Lumbar Spine

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A replica of my lombar spine fabricated from ~100 CT scan slices, perfect for any home decor enthusiast! You're viewing the otherwise healthy spinal structure of a 23-year-old male, afflicted with a slight disc herniation at L5-S1 and bulging discs/stenosis at L3-L4 and L4-L5. The lowermost gap in the L5-S1 level is where the damage caused by a car accident initially occurred. CT scan DICOM data was skillfully extracted using Invesalius, while post-processing cleanup utilized Meshmixer. A solid base was designed with 123D Design. This unpolished model has several superfluous internal walls and was laboriously printed on a Prusa i3 equipped with a Lite6 hot end, employing speeds of 50mm/s for infill and 30mm/s for shell layers, an infill rate of 20%, shell thickness of 0.8mm, and a nozzle size of 0.4mm. Users are strongly advised to print with supports and brim enabled in order to assist with overhanging areas and preventing warping.