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Whether knuckle cracking is possible in dead body [corpse]

Q1.Whether knuckle cracking is possible in dead body [corpse]?
Q2. Will the hunchback [Kyphosis] be straightened for dead bodies [corpses]?
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Typically, when joints creak and crack, it's called crepitis.
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These are some pretty unusual questions. Are you writing a paper for college or something?  
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Thanks!
Q1 Can you pl throw light on the time factor connected to knuckle cracking in corpses? [Particularly after 5 hrs, 12 hrs and a day]
Q2 Whether the answer is same for all types of kyphosis [Scheuermann's kyphosis  as well as kyphosis due to acquired conditions (such as compression fractures)
Q3 Will corpses sweat [ sweat continuously ?]
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Q1 that depends on the length of time!
Q2 only if it's done surgically
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