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periosteum: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Periosteum. Jan 16, 2023
Add new Web site: InnerBody - Periosteum. Apr 14, 2016
Added information on periostitis. Apr 27, 2015
Added an illustration showing the structure of a human long bone with periosteum. Apr 27, 2015
Added new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Periosteum. Apr 03, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Washington Department of Radiology - Periosteal Reaction. Apr 03, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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