Involucrum
An involucrum (plural involucra) is a layer of new bone growth outside existing bone.
There are two main contexts:
- In pyogenic osteomyelitis where it is a layer of living bone that has formed about dead bone.[1] It can be identified by radiographically (i.e., with x-rays).
- In
See also
References
- PMID 20567730.
- ^ "Science Word of the Day: Involucrum". National Geographic. 2015-01-05. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Switek, Brian (1 December 2010). "How Did Whales Evolve?". Smithsonian. Retrieved 30 October 2018.