A man who visited hospital to get his knee checked out shocked doctors, who discovered his penis had started turning to bone. The unnamed 63-year-old man fell over on the sidewalk and hurt his knee, ...

After a 63-year-old man went to a hospital for pain after falling, doctors found that he may have been dealing with penile ossification, meaning his penis was turning into bone. Penile ossification is ...

Chondrocytes play a crucial role in skeletal development. Many bones, such as those in the arms and legs, are formed through endochondral ossification, in which chondrocytes assemble to create a ...

This week, we are going to discuss a condition that occurs after trauma and surgery as well as after traumatic injuries to the head, neck and spine. The condition? Heterotopic ossification.

Heterotopic ossification happens when bone grows outside of its normal location and into the surrounding soft tissues of your body. When this happens, the pieces of bone that develop are called ...

Seven houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) and 10 rufous-crested bustard (Eupodotis ruficrista) chicks were radiographed serially to determine the pattern of long bone development and to ...

Both Davis and Dr. Wiznia recommend incorporating eggs into your diet if you want to keep bones strong. “Eggs are one of the ...

THE theory of primary calcification was advanced in 1928 by Kramer and Shear 1 to explain the stages of mineral precipitation in bone in course of formation. If this theory is to apply to the process ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Calcium builds and strengthens bones, while vitamin D helps your ...