Evolution of mechanoregulation of bone growth will lead to non-optimal bone phenotypes.

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Mechanical forces acting on the bones during growth affect their final shape and strength. Mechanoregulation of bone growth may be recognized in embryogenesis, and also in the adaptation of the adult skeleton to changes in mechanical loading. Mechanoregulatory responses for tissues have arisen during evolution, but does evolution give rise to responses that produce optimal skeletal phenotypes? In this paper, we...

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