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Silence, in scientific literature, about a subject, means either that the subject is uninteresting, or that nothing, or everything, is known about it. Sometimes, however, it means that people think they know about it, but never get round to articulating their thoughts.
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Currey, J.D. (1982). Bone as a Mechanical Structure. In: Huiskes, R., van Campen, D.H., de Wijn, J.R. (eds) Biomechanics: Principles and Applications. Developments in Biomechanics, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7678-8_5
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