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According to the theory of Roux concerning the functional structure of bone, it is not only the spongiosa but also the bone as a whole that is built with the greatest economy of material. If this conception, not as yet proven, is correct, then the three following requirements have to be satisfied:
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Throughout the whole length of a tubular bone there must be an equal resistance to the decisive stressing of the bone;
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this resistance must be obtained with the smallest possible quantity of material;
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the gross cortical structure must be orientated in such a manner that the osteons offer the greatest possible resistance to stress.
Anat. Nachr. 1, 53–67 (1949).
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Pauwels, Fr.: Die Bedeutung der Bauprinzi-pien des Stütz- und Bewegungsapparates fiir die Beanspruchung der Röhrenknochen. Z. f. Anat. u. Entw. Gesch. Vol. 114, 1948. See Chapter 4.
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Pauwels, F. (1980). The Mechanical Significance of the Gross Structure of the Cortex in Normal and Pathologically Bent Tubular Bones. In: Biomechanics of the Locomotor Apparatus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67138-8_5
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