Further evidence for continuing bone expansion

Bibliographic Data

ID8317090
AuthorsStanley M Garn (Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama), Betty Wagner (Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama), Christabel G Rohmann (Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama), Werner Ascoli (Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama)
Year1968
Volume28
Issue2
Pages219-221
Publication date1968-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330280219
PMID5672757
OpenAlexW1994498180
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited7

Additional and extended data on 2726 subjects from Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama provide confirming evidence for continuing bone expansion of the second metacarpal at midshaft. As shown in 4924 subjects from eight populations, subperiosteal apposition is more rapid in the female than in the male, and accounts for a net increase of 10% in cross‐sectional area from age 25 to age 85. Unlike endosteal resorption, which is precipitous in onset, adult subperiosteal gain is continuous from the third through the ninth decades

Apposition · Bone resorption · Anatomy · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation