Jashashvili, T.; Dowdeswell, M.R.; Lebrun, R.; Carlson, K.J.
(Public Library of Science, 2015-01-30)
Diaphyseal morphology of long bones, in part, reflects in vivo loads experienced during the lifetime of an individual. The first metatarsal, as a cornerstone structure of the foot, presumably expresses diaphyseal morphology ...