Activity, body shape, and cross-sectional geometry of the femur and tibia

Reconstructing Mobility: Environmental, Behavioral, and Morphological Determinants

Volumn 9781489974600, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-151

  Pearson, Osbjorn M ^a,b   Petersen, Timothy R ^b,c   Sparacello, Vitale S ^b   Daneshvari, Shamsi R ^b,d   Grine, Frederick E ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi iliac breadth; Body shape; Cross sectional geometry; Femur; Mobility; Tibia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929888305     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-7460-0_8     Document Type: Chapter

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