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bone remodeling

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remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure.
bone remodeling  absorption of bone tissue and simultaneous deposition of new bone; in normal bone the two processes are in dynamic equilibrium.

remodeling [re-mod´el-ing]
reorganization or renovation of an old structure.
bone remodeling absorption of bone tissue and simultaneous deposition of new bone; in normal bone the two processes are in dynamic equilibrium.

bone remodeling


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Doctors don''t understand or know why bone remodeling happens.
t understand or know why bone remodeling happens but what it does is creates a process where new bone is made and old bone is broken.
The delay makes sense among women taking bisphosphonates: bone remodeling is necessary for both large and small fractures, and stopping a bisphosphonate post-fracture won't necessarily help, as the drug stays in the bones for many years.
 
 
 
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