Structural design of the femoral neck in primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 361-383

  Rafferty, Katherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Femoral neck; Locomotor behavior; Stress; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

FEMORAL NECK; PRIMATE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMATE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032053302     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1997.0202     Document Type: Article

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