Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say that humans' larger, more porous vertebrae in a thinner bone shell leave them more susceptible to bone fractures as they age, a university news release said.
The design of the human spine works well until humans age and lose bone mass. Apes, on the other hand, have thicker vertebral shells and can lose similar bone mass and not be as susceptible to fractures.
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The design of the human spine works well until humans age and lose bone mass. Apes, on the other hand, have thicker vertebral shells and can lose similar bone mass and not be as susceptible to fractures.
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