Stresses and strains on the human fetal skeleton during development

Mechanical forces generated by fetal kicks and movements result in stimulation of the fetal skeleton in the form of stress and strain. This stimulation is known to be critical for prenatal musculoskeletal development; indeed, abnormal or absent movements have been implicated in multiple congenital d...

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Published in:J R Soc Interface
Main Authors: Verbruggen, Stefaan W., Kainz, Bernhard, Shelmerdine, Susan C., Hajnal, Joseph V., Rutherford, Mary A., Arthurs, Owen J., Phillips, Andrew T. M., Nowlan, Niamh C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2018
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Life Sciences–Engineering interface
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805961/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29367236
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0593
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