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Biomechanical drivers may be the main reason for the presence of large enthesophytes (bone spurs) at the EOP of young adults.
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Why is it important?
The current findings represent an important research advance for two reasons: (i) they identify, quantify and report the EEOP phenomenon in young adults; and (ii) the prevalence of EEOP in the young adult population serves as an early warning to the development of further preventable poor posture-related conditions in the future. This later observation may be related to the growing concerns amongst researchers and societies pertaining to the increased use of hand-held technologies from early childhood, and may suggest that early prevention and intervention should be considered.
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This page is a summary of: A morphological adaptation? The prevalence of enlarged external occipital protuberance in young adults, Journal of Anatomy, March 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12466.
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