Lumpy Bones!

[joko]

is the long part of limb bones supposed to be smooth?

i always thought most limb bones were smooth - but feeling along mine in the places theyre nearest the skin - shin & side of arm, ive noticed theyre pretty 'uneven & bumpy.

i have felt around a lot & im certain its bone, not tissue or veins etc

you cant see them through the skin, just feel them. theyre not like large sticking out lumps, more lots of little bumps.

im wondering if this excess bone growth, bone deposits or something?

i do have -
diagnosed hypermobility, with pretty bad cracking & grinding & scraping in pretty much every joint
diagnosed wear & tear,
undiagnosed EDS (but 100% certain)
hyperostosis frontalis interna - thickening of the skull

I'm having an MRI scan on monday to see if i need metal rods putting in my unstable neck

so Im just curious really, whether bones are sort of knobbly or should they be smooth?

im not worried about it, & its not causing me any more issues than all the other bone issues i have - im just wondering

thanks

[barry1010]

My long bones certainly feel knobbly and I don't have your health problems.

[Sqad]

What a question for a Sunday morning-;)

//////i do have -
diagnosed hypermobility, with pretty bad cracking & grinding & scraping in pretty much every joint
diagnosed wear & tear,
undiagnosed EDS (but 100% certain)
hyperostosis frontalis interna - thickening of the skull/////

That is the answer in your particular case, but now to generalise.
Long bones should be smooth except where tendons, muscles and ligaments are attached which become boney with age.
So far so good.

If you had asked this question 100 years ago, we would have been talking about Rickets and perhaps John Merrick the Elephant man.

Today, knobbly long bones are the result of past trauma, both major types of Arthritis and perhaps Osteomalacia.
There are other conditions which may cause knowledge long bones, but they are uncommon and need not be considered on AB.
Remember that long bones have to be smooth to allow the effortless movement of tendons and muscles of movement.

[joko]

thanks sqad :)

[joko]

barry - sometimes you can also feel veins and fleshy bits along the bone too, but if you wiggle around you can make sure the lumps are solid - if you want to of course lol

[barry1010]

:D