Do bones have nerve endings?

The environment in which sensory nerve terminals exist in bone is very different to that in other tissue types. read more

The sensation of bone pain is due to nerves contained in a thin covering over the bone called periosteum. These nerves supply the bone and provide sensations such as pain due to injury or fracture (broken bone). read more

The periosteal layer of bone tissue is highly pain-sensitive and an important cause of pain in several disease conditions causing bone pain, like fractures, osteoarthritis, etc. However, in certain diseases the endosteal and haversian nerve supply seems to play an important role, e.g. in osteomalacia, osteonecrosis, and other bone diseases. read more