This is a scanning electron microscope image of traumatized muscle tissue taken from a wounded soldier. It shows a red blood cell (false color) entangled in a nanofibrous extracellular matrix. Highly fibrotic regions such as these are thought to precede bone formation during abnormal wound healing, leading to heterotopic ossification, the formation of bone in places outside the skeleton, such as soft tissues.

This is a scanning electron microscope image of traumatized muscle tissue taken from a wounded soldier. It shows a red blood cell (false color) entangled in a nanofibrous extracellular matrix. Highly fibrotic regions such as these are thought to precede bone formation during abnormal wound healing, leading to heterotopic ossification, the formation of bone in places outside the skeleton, such as soft tissues. Stock Photo

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BSIP SA / Alamy Stock Photo

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2JKFTND

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4154 x 3020 px | 35.2 x 25.6 cm | 13.8 x 10.1 inches | 300dpi

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14 July 2022

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