Wolff's Law

Health & Life Sciences Dictionary
Definition
Biological principle stating that bone tissue remodels its micro‑ and macro‑architecture over time in response to the magnitude, frequency and direction of mechanical loads applied to it; remodeling alters bone mass distribution and trabecular orientation through cellular processes (mechanosensing and the coupled activities of osteocytes, osteoblasts and osteoclasts) and is modulated by biological