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Features:<ref name=emed_paget>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/311688-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/311688-overview]. Accessed on: 25 December 2010.</ref> | Features:<ref name=emed_paget>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/311688-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/311688-overview]. Accessed on: 25 December 2010.</ref> | ||
*Bone matrix has jigsaw-puzzle like pattern. | *Bone matrix has jigsaw-puzzle like pattern. | ||
**Jigsaw-puzzle pieces ~ 100-500 micrometres. | **Jigsaw-puzzle pieces each ~ 100-500 micrometres in size (largest dimension). | ||
*Increased osteoclast activity. | *Increased osteoclast activity. | ||
**Osteoclast = macrophage that resorbs bone matrix. | **Osteoclast = macrophage that resorbs bone matrix. | ||