Fig. 1

Cadaveric anatomy of bone tissue. The bone presents an inner portion with a trabecular texture (Tra) and an outer component—compact in nature—known as cortical bone (Co) (A, B). Of note, the periosteum (white arrowheads) tightly envelops the surface of the bone and, if damaged, allows the blood to diffuse toward the epi-periosteal space (black dotted line) (C). Mu: muscle tissue, yellow arrowhead: fat tissue