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Trabecular architecture and joint loading of the proximal humerus in extant hominoids, Ateles, and Australopithecus africanus.

Tracy L KivellRebecca DavenportJean-Jacques HublinJ Francis ThackerayMatthew M Skinner
Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2018)
A whole-epiphysis approach to analysing trabecular structure of the proximal humerus can help distinguish functional signals of joint loading across extant primates and can provide novel insight into habitual behaviors of fossil hominins.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • postmenopausal women