The periosteum is a membranous tissue that covers the surfaces of your bones. The only areas it doesn’t cover are those surrounded by cartilage and where tendons and ligaments attach to bone. The ...

A 12-year-old boy presented to the oncology clinic with Ewing sarcoma of the ulna. The patient had a wide resection of the ulnar diaphysis, and we harvested his ipsilateral fibula as an autologous ...

Osteoblasts are the cells required for bone synthesis and mineralization, both during the initial formation of bone and during bone remodelling. These cells are present on the bone surface in the form ...

Scientists sometimes compare the periosteum of bones to the cambium layer of trees. Just as trees repair themselves and grow in harsh environments, so can your bones. The periosteum helps bone growth.