Long bones

Last revised by Bahman Rasuli ◉ on 26 Feb 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Jones J, Rasuli B, Weerakkody Y, Long bones. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 31 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42633

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42633

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/42633?iframe=true

rID:

42633

Article created:

1 Feb 2016, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

26 Feb 2021, Bahman Rasuli ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Bahman Rasuli had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

bone

Synonyms:

Long bones are 1 of the 5 types of bones in the human body and are defined as those that are longer than they are wide.

The majority of the appendicular skeleton is composed of long bones (aside from the carpals and tarsals).

In general, the long bones form by endochondral ossification.

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