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Fractures

Fractures

breaks in bones or cartilage.


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Tyrannosaurus sex et alia topics

... there is a osteopathology found in almost, if not all, tyrannosaur humeri that have been recovered. The injuries are for the most part stress fractures, with one major injury accounted for in which the tendon attachted to the bone was ripped out of place, leaving a small depression and spur ...

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by Kiezel
Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:20 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Tyrannosaurus sex et alia topics
Replies: 6
Views: 2664

radon/uranium/red clay

... element, it can drift out of the minerals where it forms into the air. Thus it's a good signal of uranium, even for buried deposits. Radon loves fractures because they set it free. Solid mineral grains are a pretty good trap for gases, but break the grains and the gas escapes. So just having ...

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by RANDY
Thu May 11, 2006 4:59 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 748854

Bone remodelling

... play a role in detecting and repairing the damage. In senile osteoporosis, bone tissue is removed by the body, often to such an extent that fractures occur during normal activities. Osteoporosis may be referred to as a remodelling error (4.1.4). Some theoretical work, notably by Cowin and ...

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by Dr.Stein
Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:09 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Bone remodelling
Replies: 9
Views: 4840

Bone Cells

... equilibrium between the 2 processes: oesteogenesis and ostelysis. As you grow old, osteolysis is predominant, this making it more likely to have fractures. Have i answered your question?

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by MrMistery
Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:24 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Bone Cells
Replies: 5
Views: 1650


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