Hard outer layer of a bone, protecting the bone and the spongey layer, as well as bone marrow.
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Examples for "compact bone"
Examples for "compact bone"
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Swelling, for instance, cannot take place in the centre of compact bone tissue.
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As you might imagine, the spongy bone-withall its holes and slender walls-becomesweak and compromised more quickly than compact bone.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in viscoelastic behavior of compact bone that may be associated with estrogen depletion.
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Osteoblastic expression of the constitutively active PPR induced a dramatic increase in osteoclast number in both trabecular and compact bone in transgenic animals.
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Results between 20.3 and 27.6 GPa were found that match with previously reported values for bovine compact bone.
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Short and irregular bones have no medullary canal, only a thin shell of dense bone filled with cancellous tissue.
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A woman with dense bones will be able to lose some density without developing osteoporosis.
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Our less dense bones, such as our spine and the ends of our long bones, turn over every two to three years.
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Histomorphometric analysis of cortical bone revealed a significant increase in osteoblast number.
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Patients were divided into two groups based on the cancellous: cortical bone ratio.
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In addition, bone size was normal, but cortical bone strength was impaired.
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UTE-MRI acquires considerable signal from cortical bone and enables quantitative bone evaluations.
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I can tell from the X-rays that her cortical bone is thin.
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Radiography and CT measure mainly cortical bone involvement, whereas MRI examines bone marrow.
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SOST expression levels were considerably higher in cortical bone compared to trabecular bone.
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There were no intraoperative complications directly related to the cortical bone trajectory screws.
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Nfatc2 activation in osteoblasts had no impact on cortical bone structure.
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Water is present in cortical bone in different binding states.
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Available technology and regional differences in cortical bone dictate how bone strength is reported.
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Conclusions: Milk supplementation showed positive effects on periosteal and endosteal apposition of cortical bone.
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Geometrical properties of diaphyseal cortical bone were evaluated in the midfemoral region using μCT.
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Low cortical bone density and old age were significant predictors of vertebral fracture risk.
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No significant increase in new cortical bone formation was observed in the HET cKO mice.
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Thoracic and lumbar cortical bone trajectory pedicle screws have been described in adult spine surgery.
