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During normal growth, the skeleton continuously undergoes typical modifications of its external shape (see Chap. VI, Sect. 1). They result from the different requirements of mechanical performance from the individual bones at different ages.
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Wolff, J. (1986). Remodelling of the Internal Architecture and External Shape of Bones. In: The Law of Bone Remodelling. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71031-5_3
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