The phrase "a segment of the bone" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to anatomy, medicine, or biology when discussing parts of a bone.
Example: "The surgeon carefully removed a segment of the bone to access the underlying tissue."
Alternatives: "a portion of the bone" or "a piece of the bone."
Partial physeal arrest is particularly apt to produce progressive angular deformation when a bridge of sclerotic bone forms eccentrically between the epiphyseal ossification centre and the metaphyseal bone, replacing a segment of the physis and the zone of Ranvier.
The rats were placed in a stereotaxic frame and the parietal bone overlying a segment of the dural meningeal artery was carefully drilled thin, applying cold saline (4 °C) until the artery was visible.
Results achieved in mechanical experiments and in the cadaver study provide proof of concept that the mechanism designed is able to transport a segment of bone in the femur.
For example, erroneous inclusion of a segment of proliferating bone marrow within the tumour VOI at baseline may lead to response overestimation.
Bilateral craniotomy was performed in all animals using a high-speed drill and a fine wire saw (Aesculap-Werke AGermanylingen, Germany) to open two holes and connect them until a segment of bone (bone flap) of about 3 × 3 cm was created in the sheep's frontal bone.
As for pin spread, the 'near and far' rule provides a guide; pins should be spread along a segment of bone such that the segment is spanned [18, 19] (Fig. 7).
The reason for less premature consolidation in Hatzokos' series was that a segment of fibular bone approximately 1 cm in length was excised to avoid early consolidation.
Avascular necrosis or osteonecrosis is the death of a segment of bone due to loss of blood supply.
Premature consolidation in a segment of newly formed bone (1/100): This occurred in the proximal third of a tibia and was treated with a second osteotomy and repeated transport.
Bridging plates are often utilized in comminuted fractures to span a large unreconstructed segment of the fractured bone, resulting in a long segment of plate unsupported by screws [ 7].
