Article ; Online: Biomechanical allometry in hominoid thoracic vertebrae.
2009 Volume 56, Issue 5, Page(s) 462–470
Abstract: Considerable differences in spinal morphology have been noted between humans and other hominoids. Although comparative analyses of the external morphology of vertebrae have been performed, much less is known regarding variations in internal morphology ( ... ...
Abstract | Considerable differences in spinal morphology have been noted between humans and other hominoids. Although comparative analyses of the external morphology of vertebrae have been performed, much less is known regarding variations in internal morphology (density) and biomechanical performance among humans and closely related non-human primates. In the current study we utilize density calibrated computed tomography images of thoracic vertebral bodies from hominoids (n=8-15 per species, human specimens 20-40 years of age) to obtain estimates of vertebral bone strength in axial compression and anteroposterior bending and to determine how estimates of strength scale with animal body mass. Our biomechanical analysis suggests that the strength of thoracic vertebral bodies is related to body mass (M) through power law relationships (y proportional, variant M(b)) in which the exponent b is 0.89 (reduced major axis) for prediction of axial compressive strength and is equal to 1.89 (reduced major axis) for prediction of bending strength. No differences in the relationship between body mass and strength were observed among hominoids. However, thoracic vertebrae from humans were found to be disproportionately larger in terms of vertebral length (distance between cranial and caudal endplates) and overall vertebral body volume (p<0.05). Additionally, vertebral bodies from humans were significantly less dense than in other hominoids (p<0.05). We suggest that reduced density in human vertebral bodies is a result of a systemic increase in porosity of cancellous bone in humans, while increased vertebral body volume and length are a result of functional adaptation during growth resulting in a vertebral bone structure that is just as strong, relative to body mass, as in other hominoids. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Animals ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Bone Density ; Female ; Hominidae/anatomy & histology ; Hominidae/physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Thoracic Vertebrae/anatomy & histology ; Thoracic Vertebrae/physiology ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Young Adult |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2009-05 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 120141-4 |
ISSN | 1095-8606 ; 0047-2484 |
ISSN (online) | 1095-8606 |
ISSN | 0047-2484 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.12.007 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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