Title: Remodeling Images

During growth there is a net increase of bone, but for mature healthy bone equilibrium is maintained throughout life via remodeling. As we age and decline, there is a net decrease in bone. The dashed box indicates the life stages which bones undergo remodeling.

Bone remodeling sequence executed by different bone cells within BMU [P. Pivonka, P.R. Buenzli and C.R. Dunstan DOI: 10.5772/51149]

Cartoon depicting the various bone cells and phases of remodeling.
See below for a description of each phase.
[© Biomedical Tissue Research, University of York]