Abstract:ObjectivesIn modern bone biology, the term “remodeling” generally refers to internal bone turnover that creates secondary osteons. However, it is also widely used by skeletal biologists, including biological anthropologists as a catch‐all term to refer to different skeletal changes. In this review, we investigated how “remodeling” is used across topics on skeletal biology in biological anthropology to demonstrate potential problems with such pervasive use of a generalized term.MethodsUsing PubMed and Google Sc… Show more
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