Blood Supply of Bone: Scientific Aspects [Paperback]

Blood Supply of Bone: Scientific Aspects provides a comprehensive description of the development and physiology of blood supply to the skeleton. Investigative techniques for different types of bone in the body are discussed and the effects of disturbed circulation and the vascular control of osteogenesis is described. This highly illustrated and authoritative volume contains much revised material and many new illustrations reflecting 25 years of advances in this research field since the publication of its well-known precursor in 1971. The wealth of information will not only be invaluable to orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and radiologists but also pathologists, sports medicine specialists and bone metabolism research workers.Blood Supply of Bone: Scientific Aspects provides a comprehensive description of the development and physiology of blood supply to the skeleton. Investigative techniques for different types of bone in the body are discussed and the effects of disturbed circulation and the vascular control of osteogenesis is described. This highly illustrated and authoritative volume contains much revised material and many new illustrations reflecting 25 years of advances in this research field since the publication of its well-known precursor in 1971. The wealth of information will not only be invaluable to orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and radiologists but also pathologists, sports medicine specialists and bone metabolism research workers.1 Introduction.- Historical beginnings.- Modern vascular studies.- 2 Nutrient vessels in long bones.- Nutrient arteries.- Nutrient veins.- Arteries of the diaphysis.- Femoral diaphyseal nutrients.- Epiphyseo-metaphyseal arteries.- Diaphyseal nutrient ligation.- Blood supply of long bone epiphyses.- Blood supply of metaphyses.- 3 Modes of bone growth: disposition of the nutrient artery.- Inequality of longitudinal bone growth.- Differential growth at the epiphyses.- Fetal bol³'