osteosclerosis

Osteosclerosis is a condition where there is more bone than normal, a state also referred to as osteosclerosis. This is in contrast to osteopenia, where there is less bone than normal. Osteosclerosis can occur locally in conditions such as osteoarthritis or osteomyelitis. It can also be a more widespread condition, seen in diseases like osteopetrosis (marble bone disease) and Paget disease of bone.1

Osteosclerosis is a descriptive term for the amount of bone present and does not indicate a specific disease. It can sometimes be mistaken for dead bone in X-rays, as it retains its density while surrounding bone may be less dense.1