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Skeletal Function and Form - Mechanobiology of Skeletal Development, Aging, and Regeneration (Paperback)
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Skeletal Function and Form - Mechanobiology of Skeletal Development, Aging, and Regeneration (Paperback)
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The intimate relationship between form and function inherent in the
design of animals is perhaps nowhere more evident than in the
musculoskeletal system. In the bones, cartilage, tendons,
ligaments, and muscles of all vertebrates there is a graceful and
efficient physical order. This book is about how function
determines form. It addresses the role of mechanical factors in the
development, adaptation, maintenance, ageing and repair of skeletal
tissues. The authors refer to this process as mechanobiology and
develop their theme within an evolutionary framework. They show how
the normal development of skeletal tissues is influenced by
mechanical stimulation beginning in the embryo and continuing
throughout life into old age. They also show how degenerative
disorders such as arthritis and osteoporosis are regulated by the
same mechanical processes that influence development and growth.
Skeletal Function and Form bridges important gaps among
disciplines, providing a common ground for understanding, and will
appeal to a wide audience of bioengineers, zoologists,
anthropologists, palaeontologists and orthopaedists.
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