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Mechanotransduction and functional response of the skeleton to physical stress: The mechanisms and mechanics of bone adaptation

C. Turner, F. Pavalko

1998.11.1JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE

DOI: 10.1007/s007760050064

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The skeleton's primary mechanical function is to provide rigid levers for muscles to act against as they hold the body upright in defiance of gravity.

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TURNER, C.; PAVALKO, F. Mechanotransduction and functional response of the skeleton to physical stress: The mechanisms and mechanics of bone adaptation. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE, 1998, 3: 346–355.