Tag Michael J. Klein MD

The diagnostic pathology of bones and joints is not significantly more complicated than the pathology of other body sites, but tissues that are essentially invisible to an examining physician and that then must be sawed and decalcified can be technically…

Definitions and Synonyms Cortex: the dense outer portion of a bone; also referred to as compacta Medulla: the inner part of a bone contained inside the cortex. It may be composed of marrow and fat in the midportions of long…