In osteoporosis, there's thinning of the cortical bone, widening of the Haversian canals and a decrease in the number of trabeculae in the spongy bone.
It's also dotted with features known as Haversian canals, which are the pathways the blood vessels followed to bring nutrients to the fast-growing tissue.
So with osteoporosis, abnormal findings include fewer trabeculae in the spongy bone and thinning of the cortical bone, as well as the widening of the Haversian canals.
We know we begin with calcified cartilage that will form into primary bone and then mature into secondary bone and then eventually develop into something called dense haversian bone.