Functional implications of the differences in the inner structural organization between the Neanderthal and the modern human patella

The Neanderthal patellar morphology differs from that of recent humans by being anteroposteriorly thicker and showing more symmetric articular facets higher angles. However, it is still unclear to what extent these differences affect knee kinesiology. By using micro-focus X-ray tomography, we qualitatively quantitatively characterized the inner conformation six adult patellae OIS 5e site Krapina, Croatia, compared their pattern configuration di...