Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 12, 2025

Culture of Murine Embryonic Metatarsals: A Physiological Model of Endochondral Ossification
Published on: December 3, 2016
A Classical Case of Sessile Osteochondroma in a 13-Year-Old Boy
Azeem I Saifi1, Pratapsingh Parihar2, Iram Saifi3
1Medicine and Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Abstract:
This case report highlights the understanding of the swelling feature of the right knee in a young adult and gives an overview of bone tumors. We are presenting a case of right knee swelling in a 13-year-old boy who was anxious before the investigations. Additionally, this report provides an approach for an accurate diagnosis of swelling. It highlights the approach to bone swelling and provides an overview of how to classify bone tumors. With the help of advanced technology such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it gives detailed information about the nature of bone tumors, especially in the case of sessile osteochondroma. This case report also gives us information about the classification of bone tumors and their progression and guides us toward management with the help of an MRI.
Related Concept Videos
Bone Formation by Endochondral Ossification
Bone Disorders
Bone deposition is also affected by the levels of sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone that promote osteoblast activity and bone matrix synthesis. When the level of these hormones decreases due to aging, it causes a reduction in bone deposition. As a result, bone resorption by osteoclasts...
Changes in the Appendicular Skeleton with Age
Initially, the limb buds consist of a core of mesenchyme covered by a layer of ectoderm. The ectoderm at the end of the limb bud thickens to form a narrow crest called the apical ectodermal ridge. This ridge stimulates the underlying...
Growth of Cartilage and Bone Tissue
Gross Anatomy of Bone
The diaphysis is the tubular shaft that runs between the proximal and distal ends of the bone. The walls of the diaphysis are composed of dense and hard compact bone made of numerous osteons — the functional unit of the compact bone. The hollow region in the diaphysis is called the medullary cavity, which harbors the bone marrow. In infants and children, this marrow cavity is filled with red marrow, whereas in...
Bone Formation by Intramembranous Ossification
The process begins when mesenchymal cells in the embryonic skeleton gather together and differentiate into osteogenic cells, which then develop into ...

