Open AccessBone formation in subcutaneous pocket after bone flap preservation
Author(s) -
Wang Wenxue,
Jiang Nana,
Wang Jianwei,
Kang Xin,
Fu Guanghui,
Liu Yuliang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.548
Subject(s) - periosteum , medicine , bone formation , bone matrix , anatomy , surgery , cartilage
Key Clinical Message Residual periosteum developed periosteal bone formation in the pocket 10 years after cranioplasty, lumpectomy was conducted on the left lower abdomen under local anesthesia. Pathological sections revealed abundant osteocytes and mature bone matrix, and confirmed the bone formation on the residual periosteum.