trabecular

The inner part of the bone – called trabecular bone – is a honey-combed looking type of bone that gives structural strength to areas of the bone more prone to fracture.

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This structure is called trabecular or spongy bone because it looks a bit like sponge or honeycomb.

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In the lacy interior of the spongy, or trabecular bone tissue, old tissue is broken down by cells called osteoclasts.

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The traditional surgery is trabeculectomy, in which a portion of the trabecular meshwork is removed, helping to reduce the bottleneck causing elevated eye pressure.

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In addition, a suture, or surgical tie, is placed inside the canal and pulled tight to stretch open the trabecular meshwork, says Richard Lewis, a Sacramento, Calif., eye surgeon who serves as a consultant to iScience Interventional Corp., a Menlo Park.

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It can even rebuild bone if the trabecular bone architecture in the spine has not been destroyed, just thinned.

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There are multiple causes, but one of the most important is elevated eye pressure, which scientists believe is caused by clogging in the trabecular meshwork, tissue that serves as a drainage system for the eye.

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In canaloplasty, an incision is made in the eye and a thin catheter is inserted into Schlemm's Canal, a tube in the trabecular meshwork.

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No added strength to trabecular bone means no real protection against fracture.

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