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ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages 33-39Publisher
ANNALS PUBL CO
DOI: 10.1177/000348940010900106
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endochondral layer; histomorphometry; stereology; undecalcified histology
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Using fluorochrome labeling and a newly validated method for bone turnover estimation, we determined absolute values for canine perilabyrinthine bone remodeling. The overall capsular bone turnover was found to be 2.1% per year, compared to 13.9% per year for the neighboring cranial bones and 7.4% per year for the humerus compacta. This gross 2.1% per year conceals a vast range, from 0.13% per year for the innermost perilymphatic zone, through a centrifugal increment toward 8% to 10% per year in the periphery. The underlying individual bone remodeling units exhibit a similar centrifugal pattern in numerical density and size. These findings indicate an inhibition of remodeling, seemingly emanating from the perilymphatic spaces, and affecting both the activation of osteoclasts and the extent of resorption by the osteoclasts. These values satisfactorily explain the preservation of such fetal remnants as the globuli ossei, the interglobular spaces, and the skein bone. In humans, local ineffective inhibition of bone resorption may play a role in the initiation of otosclerosis.
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