New bone growth within a bioceramic bone substitute

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Embryonic chick skeleton

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14.5 dpc mouse forelimb

Bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2)

Diseases of the joints

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SEM of fracture through new bone

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This image shows the bone structure present in the hindlimb of a 14.5 days post coitum (dpc) mouse embryo. The different bones are colour coded for definition. This image is part of a wider limb atlas project created to identify the structure of bones, muscles and tendons in the developing limb. The limb atlas has been developed by scientists at the NIMR, MRC London.

Bones of a mouse hindlimb

This image shows the cross section and arrangement of osteons and Haversian canals in the bovine bone cortex. Bone is made up of two types of tissue: the compact bone forms a shell around the spongy cancellous bone that makes up the marrow space in the centre. 

Compact bone provides strength and rigidity and is composed of a layered matrix of organic substances and inorganic salts that form around an intricate network of vasculature called Haversian canals (named after the scientist Clopton Havers) shown in blue. Together with the layers of compact bone, they form units called osteons. The tiny blue cells are the osteocytes, or living bone cells that are constantly renewed to make up new bone tissue.

New bone growth (red and green) within a porous bioceramic bone graft substitute (white).

Human femurs and humerus (right) from Roman period, Tell Fara

Paleopathology: Human femurs from Roman period, Tell Fara

This image shows the cross section and arrangement of osteons and Haversian canals in the bovine bone cortex. Bone is made up of two types of tissue: the compact bone forms a shell around the spongy cancellous bone that makes up the marrow space in the centre. Compact bone provides strength and rigidity and is composed of a layered matrix of organic substances and inorganic salts that form around an intricate network of vasculature called Haversian canals (named after the scientist Clopton Havers) shown in red. Together with the layers of compact bone, they form units called osteons. The tiny blue cells are the osteocytes, or living bone cells that are constantly renewed to make up new bone tissue.

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