Question

Why was Julius Wolff’s Law so important and how did his discoveries affect scientific thought? What impact didnit have on both science and the general population?

Answer 1

Julius Wolff's law was important because it was he who suggested that bones in humans as well as animals adapt as per the loads to which they are exposed to.This means that a bone that is exposed to more load will remodel itself in such a way that it can become much stronger to resist the load and vice versa.His dicoveries affected scientific thoughts and had an impact on both science and general population in many ways.The fact that astronauts suffer from bone loss when they stay long in space could be proved by this law.Also,the fact that physically active individual is more prone to develop denser and more mineralized bones at the stressed sites than a normal inactive individual,could be proved by this law.Say,for example,a tennis player tends to develop stronger and denser radius at the hand in which he holds the racket that at the other arm due to the continuous stress that is exerted on the racket hand.Even the knee osteoarthritis could be exaplined based on Wolff's law.