Studies on orthocephalization
Growth behavior of the rat skull in the period 13–49 days as described by the finite element method
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8312446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melvin L Moss (Columbia University), Henning Vilmann, Letty Moss‐Salentijn (0009-0003-3716-8915, Columbia University), Kasturi Sen (0000-0002-6995-7682, Columbia University), Héctor M Pucciarelli (Universidad Nacional de La Plata), Richard Skalak (Columbia University) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 323-342 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330720306 |
| PMID | 3578496 |
| OpenAlex | W2039454757 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 32 |
Rat cranial skeletal growth was studied, using a cross‐sectional data set, for the period 13–49 days by the application of the concepts of continuum mechanics and the numerical techniques of the finite element method (FEM). In contrast to the methods of conventional craniometry (CM) and roentgenographic cephalometry (RCM) the FEM permits fine scale, reference frame invariant descriptions and analysis of growth behavior. This advantage was demonstrated by a numerical example of the use of FEM. The skull was discretized into a number of two‐dimensional, triangular elements, whose enclosed areas corresponded closely to both specific skeletal structures and to related functional matrices. Since it was assumed presently that the growth behavior of all of the points enclosed within a given element was similar, the application of the functional matrix hypothesis permitted an integrated description of the growth of the skeletal structure and functional matrix related to each element. The principal locus of rotation of the facial skull, relative to the cranial base, is the inferior frontoethmoidal articulation, a motion that includes a rigid body rotation. Other active and passive skeletal and visceral growth events associated with orthocephalization were located and described. Finally it was shown that the morphogenetically important growth behavior of other portions of the rat head were not directly involved in orthocephalization
Biology · Discretization · Finite element method · Geometry · Invariant (physics) · Mathematical analysis · Skeletal structures · Skull · Structural engineering · Anatomy · Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments · Engineering · Mathematics · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Melvin L. Moss (1923-2006)
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2018 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |