Histomorphological Variation in the Appendicular Skeleton

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8033495
AutoresRobert A Walker (0000-0002-0754-6298, New York Chiropractic College), C Owen Lovejoy (0000-0003-0053-4523, Kent State University), Ragna Cordes (New York Chiropractic College)
Año2009
Volumen2
Número1
Páginas1-35
Fecha de publicación2009-01-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Open Anthropology Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1874-9127
EditorialBentham Science Publishers Ltd (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2174/1874912700902010001
OpenAlexW1993814851
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas14

Densities of osteons and osteon fragments at the midshafts of the femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, ulna and clavicle are examined in a sample of contemporary human males and females (n = 39; 23 female, 16 male), with comparative data derived from one specimen each of Gallus gallus and Felis silvestris catus.Results demonstrate that there are significant differences in mean complete and fragmentary osteon densities among bones and between the sexes.We suggest that these patterns are less a simple reflection of the so-called "Wolff's law," but instead represent not only remodeling in response to loading, but also underlying intrinsic developmental parameters specific to each bone.Given the diversity of locomotor patterns of the three species, and the resulting differences in loading environments of their limbs, this histomorphological pattern suggests that remodeling is an inherently complex phenomenon, subject to local intrinsic developmental factors in addition to mechanical loading

Appendicular skeleton · Biology · Clavicle · Cortical bone · Femur · Fibula · Humerus · Osteon · Skeleton (computer programming · Skull · Tibia · Ulna · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Bone Metabolism and Diseases · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Anatomy · Paleontology