A weighted osteon morphotype score outperforms regional osteon percent prevalence calculations for interpreting cortical bone adaptation

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-50

  Skedros, John G ^a,b   Kiser, Casey J ^a,b   Mendenhall, Shaun D ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bone adaptation; collagen fiber orientation; load history; osteon; strain mode

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COLLAGEN FIBER ORIENTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICAL BONE; DEER; DIAPHYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMUR; HORSE; METACARPAL BONE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; OSTEON MORPHOTYPE SCORE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIBIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALCANEUS; COLLAGEN; DEER; DIAPHYSES; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HORSES; METACARPAL BONES; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; RADIUS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 78650457046     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21365     Document Type: Article

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