Variation in fibular robusticity reflects variation in mobility patterns

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 609-616

  Marchi, Damiano ^a   Shaw, Colin N ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Cross sectional geometry; Locomotion; Lower limb mediolateral loading; Paired bones; Tibia

Indexed keywords

BONE; GEOMETRY; HOMINID; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MOBILITY; MORPHOLOGY;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 80053385220     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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