As far back as 1873, Kölliker 1 observed the existence of osteoclasts in the periosteum of normal bone. Lacroix 2 also made several references to the presence of periosteal osteoclasts during ...

Cortical bones represent 80% of your bone mass and ... This is surrounded by a fibrous tissue (called periosteum) with blood vessels that run through it. There are two types of bone marrow ...