Misplaced Metamorphosis (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Misplaced Metamorphosis

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These are stages of metamorphosis of muscle tissue into bone tissue in mouse model of heterotopic ossification (misplaced bone growth). A: Inflammation in muscle tissue (M = muscle cells). B: Destruction of muscle cells (FP = fibroproliferation). C: Formation of cartilage scaffold before bone formation (C = cartilage). D: Formation of mature bone (B = bone)

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Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

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