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The biomechanical analysis of bone strength: A method and its application to platycnemia
Author(s) -
Lovejoy C. Owen,
Burstein Albert H.,
Heiple Kingsbury G.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330440312
Subject(s) - biomechanics , structural engineering , computer science , materials science , orthodontics , biomedical engineering , geology , anatomy , engineering , biology , medicine
Traditional methods of bone analysis (both metric and topographic) are restricted to external characters. Spacial distribution of material is, however, equally critical to an understanding of a bone's function. Dynamic testing to determine whole bone strength can only be performed on fresh specimens. Methods for the calculation of both bending and torsional strength of other specimens (such as preserved or fossil bones) are developed in this paper. In order to illustrate the methods, the functional significance of tibial shaft cross sectional variation is investigated.