Restructuring of Femoral Cortical Bone During Growth and Locomotor Development of Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)
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2024-11-30Submitted date
2024-02-23Subject Terms
bone modellingcortical bone porosity
cross-sectional geometry
great ape
ontogeny
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ABSTRACT Objective - Chimpanzees are altricial in terms of their locomotor development and transition from being carried to engaging in suspensory and arboreal locomotor behaviors to eventually relying on terrestrial quadrupedalism as their main form of locomotion. Here, we consider the mechanical implications of femoral cortical bone restructuring during growth and locomotor development in wild chimpanzees. Materials and Methods - Cortical bone structure was examined in an ontogenetic sample of wild chimpanzees from a single subspecies (P. t. verus) spanning in age from 2 weeks to 12.6 years. Diaphyseal cross‐sections were extracted from micro‐CT scans of the femur at 35%, 50%, and 65% of total intermetaphyseal length and variation in cortical bone structure was assessed based on bending rigidity (Imax/Imin, Ix/Iy), relative medullary area, and cortical bone porosity. Results - Diaphyseal shape is relatively circular with a high amount of cortical bone porosity and a large relative medullary area during early infancy. Distinct shifts in cortical bone structure occurred for each studied parameter with the biggest changes occurring within the first 5 years. Values appear to stabilize as quadrupedal walking increases in frequency and is established as the main form of locomotion. Discussion - Collectively, the results suggest a degree of integration in which cortical bone restructures in response to rapid changes in locomotion in addition to nonmechanical influences such as hormonal, and growth factors, without compromising function and structural integrity. The extent of influence of each factor varies throughout growth and highlights the need for caution in functional interpretations of cortical bone geometry.Citation
Swan, K.R. et al. (2024) ‘Restructuring of femoral cortical bone during growth and locomotor development of wild chimpanzees (pan troglodytes verus)’, American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 186(1). doi:10.1002/ajpa.25045.Publisher
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Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). American Journal of Biological Anthropology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The attached file is the published version of the article.NHM Repository
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2692-7691EISSN
2692-7691ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/ajpa.25045
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