Trabecular bone variation in the gorilla calcaneus
Christine M. Harper,
Biren A. Patel
Abstract:ObjectivesCalcaneal external shape differs among nonhuman primates relative to locomotion. Such relationships between whole‐bone calcaneal trabecular structure and locomotion, however, have yet to be studied. Here we analyze calcaneal trabecular architecture in Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei, and G. b. graueri to investigate general trends and fine‐grained differences among gorilla taxa relative to locomotion.Materials and methodsCalcanei were micro‐CT scanned. A three‐dimensional geometric… Show more
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