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Histopathology Album -- Photo #8 |
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Dead Bone = Osteonecrosis |
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The classic definition of osteonecrosis was missing osteocytes. This is still true for the severe form, i.e. avascular necrosis, but ischemic cell death is patchy, affecting cells being fed by a common vessel, rather than uniform and complete, as in osteomyelitis. |
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