About bone losses

A bone loss of several centimeters cannot be spontaneously regenerated. It can be:

Diffuse :

The most common type of bone loss is osteoporosis. Osteoporosis causes an excessive fragility of the skeleton. It is due to a reduction in the amount of bone mass and a deterioration of the microarchitecture of the bone.

Cavities :

For instance, a cavity left after the excision of a tumor.

Segmental :

When a segment of bone is lacking: for example after a fracture of the shaft of a long bone (diaphysis) with tissue loss in a limb, or when a bone flap in the skull is lost.

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