Dear Thierry and Olivier,
That's interesting. All medullary bone I've seen have been clearly different from the actual bone shaft itself (for example this one: http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Medullarybone_closeup_400px.jpg). I wasn't aware that it could be so utterly indistinguishable from the bone shaft.
Thank you,
Lena
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Hello Lena,
It's not a pathology, it's a clue to know the sex of the animal.
the female keep calcium into their long bones in egg laying period, in order to make the eggshell.
Bests
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Olivier TALLUAULT
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From: "Thierry Argant" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Lena Strid" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, 17 November, 2010 2:41:31 PM
Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Pathological fowl tibiotarsus
Yes, It looks like medullary bone from female (stock of calcium for
eggs) !
Thierry
Le 17 nov. 10 à 15:32, Lena Strid a écrit :
> Dear all,
>
> I have a medieval fowl tibiotarsus where the marrow cavity has been
> significantly reduced by internal bone growth. It doesn't look like
> medullary bone, so I assume it's some sort of pathology. Has anyone
> seen anything similar?
>
> http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Benbilder/BFRfowltibiotarsus.jpg
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
> /Lena
>
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