Ossification

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Ossification (also called osteogenesis or bone mineralization) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells named osteoblasts. It is synonymous with bone tissue formation. There are two processes resulting in the formation of normal, healthy bone tissue: Intramembranous ossification is the direct laying down of bone into the primitive connective tissue (mesenchyme), while endochondral ossification, also known as intracartilaginous ossification, involves cartilage as a precursor. A third, largely overooked, form of ossification is ectochondral ossification, a process wherein bone originating endochondrally can invade and ossify surrounding membranes beyond the shape of the original cartilage. In fracture healing, endochondral osteogenesis is the most commonly occurring process, for example in fractures of long bones treated by plaster of Paris, whereas fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation with metal plates, screws, pins, rods and nails...

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