Osteopathy 0003

3D Volume Rendering Technique (VRT) reconstructions (ventral - left and dorsal - right views) from CT scans of the head of and adult male Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) demonstrating severe proliferative osteolysis from chronic infection in both the maxillae and mandibles particularly adjacent to the tusks. Note the sclerotic mandibular areas and remodeled and inflated bone near the roots of the tusks (related report). Specimen courtesy of Steven Krieger, Toledo Zoo.