In most cases, the disorder is a consequence of traumatic events, but it can also recognize other causes including infections and postural defects.
borne by the periosteum.The periosteum is a connective membrane that surrounds the external part of the bone, leaving however the articular surfaces and the areas of tendon insertion uncovered.
Periostitis can affect only one bone or multiple elements of the skeleton.
The pathological process is characterized by the formation of a bone plate with well-differentiated margins or by the irregular elevation of the bone surface. At the origin of periostitis, in fact, there are pathological events (trauma, infections, etc.) which stimulate the production of bone tissue by the osteoblasts (cells usually responsible for building the bone matrix through a deposition process).
