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Osteon

Known as: Osteons, haversian systems, Osteonum 
A circular structural unit of bone tissue. It consists of a central hole, the Haversian canal through which blood vessels run, surrounded by… 
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalProcess of secretionaspects of radiation effects

Narrower (3)

Haversian CanalsNutrient CanalsVolkmann's canal

Broader (1)

Skeletal bone

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Aging and accumulation of microdamage in canine bone.
2002
2002
Behavior of dense and porous hydroxyapatite implants and tissue response in rat femoral defects.
Porous and dense hydroxyapatite cylinders (PHA and DHA) were implanted into cavities produced in rat femora and the sites of… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Histomorphometric description of allograft bone remodeling and union in a canine segmental femoral defect model: A comparison of rhBMP‐2, cancellous bone graft, and absorbable collagen sponge
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effect of estrogen suppression on the mineralization density of iliac crest biopsies in young women as assessed by backscattered electron imaging.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Micromechanics modeling of Haversian cortical bone properties.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Analysis of viscoelastic behaviour of bones on the basis of microstructure.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Osteocyte orientation in human lamellar bone and its relevance to the morphometry of periosteocytic lacunae
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
The ultrastructure of cortical bone in young adult rabbits.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Relations among mechanical properties, collagen fibers, and calcification in adult human cortical bone.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Relation of collagen fiber orientation to some mechanical properties of human cortical bone.
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