Bone mechanics (Wolff's law)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the biomechanics subtree

Bone remodels architecture in response to mechanical loading: trabecular orientation aligns with principal stress trajectories (Wolff 1892). Stress-shielding by stiff implants causes bone resorption — key design constraint for prostheses.

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