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In the early phase of treatment, the cannabinoids were associated with an increase in the abundance of periosteal bone progenitors, which later develop into specialized bone cells that help bone tissue form.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

Here, the osteoblasts form a periosteal collar of compact bone around the cartilage of the diaphysis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It is located midsagittally between the meningeal and periosteal layers of the dura mater within the falx cerebri and, at first glance in images or models, can be mistaken for the subarachnoid space.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Trueheart reports a case of partial excision of the clavicle, successfully followed by the grafting of periosteal and osseous material taken from a dog.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Innocent periosteal tumours retain the outer fibrous layer as a capsule.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis