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Noninvasive Assessment of Trabecular Bone Architecture and the Competence of Bone pp 67–83Cite as

Hierarchical Structure of Bone and Micro-Computed Tomography

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More than 130 years have passed since early investigators described the coincident relationship between the orientation of trabecular bone and the presumed direction of principal stresses engendered during habitual activity.1-4Stimulated by these early perceptions, current investigators continue to explore structure function relationships for bone as a means to understand the basis for its resistance to failure or its strategy for adapting to functional demands while remaining a participant in mineral homeostasis.

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McCreadie, B.R., Goulet, R.W., Feldkamp, L.A., Goldstein, S.A. (2001). Hierarchical Structure of Bone and Micro-Computed Tomography. In: Majumdar, S., Bay, B.K. (eds) Noninvasive Assessment of Trabecular Bone Architecture and the Competence of Bone. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 496. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0651-5_8

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