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The form and structure of the normal human femur diaphysis is modeled out in the postnatal development by mechanical, dietetic, hormonal and genetical factors. The structure produced by these factors will be reflected in a correlation matrix computed for several shape and structure variables of the adult human femur shaft. The aim of this investigation was to disclose this complex variation structure as far as possible and to estimate preferably on the strength of the hitherto existing experimental findings the effect and the significance of mechanical stress and of functional adaptation on the covariation of the accounted variables.
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Amtmann, E. (1971). Summary. In: Mechanical Stress, Functional Adaptation and the Variation Structure of the Human Femur Diaphysis. Ergebnisse der Anatomie und Entwicklungsgeschichte / Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology / Revues d’anatomie et de morphologie expérimentale, vol 44/3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65230-1_5
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