6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue
Gross Anatomy of Bone: Periosteum and Endosteum
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionIt used to be common practice in surgical fracture repair to strip and remove the periosteum. Now, however, surgeons take great care to avoid damaging the periosteum. Explain why, and describe what would likely happen to bone healing with the periosteum missing.
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