ABSTRACT
BMUS-The Microcrack Fixers * . . i f toe increase the resolution o f our investigation andfocus on scales o f microns to m illim eters, we see that bone is a highly dynam ic tissue, continually adjusting to its physiologic an d m echani cal environm ent by changes in its composition and microscopic architecture. An im portant principle o f skeletalphysiology is that bones are able to sense the m echanical loads which they bear an d m odify their structures to suit changes in these loads. ”—R.B. Martin et al. (1998; p .31).
