On the scaling of mammalian long bones. J Exp Biol 2004 Apr;207(Pt 9):1577-84
Date
03/24/2004Pubmed ID
15037651DOI
10.1242/jeb.00890Scopus ID
2-s2.0-2342572412 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 37 CitationsAbstract
Although there is much data available on mammalian long-bone allometry, a theory explaining these data is still lacking. We show that bending and axial compression are the relevant loading modes and elucidate why the elastic similarity model failed to explain the experimental data. Our analysis provides scaling relations connecting bone diameter and length to the axial and transverse components of the force, in good agreement with experimental data. The model also accounts for other important features of long-bone allometry.
Author List
Garcia GJ, da Silva JKAuthor
Guilherme Garcia PhD Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsBiomechanical Phenomena
Bone and Bones
Extremities
Mammals
Models, Biological
