Bone Remodelling Research Paper

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Bone remodelling is the process of maintaining and repairing bones. It is consists of gradual, controlled bone destruction and formation. Remodelling allows the bone structure to be modify without altering the overall skeletal size. In the adult skeleton, 5–10% of bone is remodelled every year. Remodelling does not occur consistently throughout the skeleton but remodelling occurs in spongy bone