| The underlying blood coagulates rapidly, and the periosteum begins to calcify within a few weeks, as shown by the X-ray. |
| Caseation forms cheesy masses, which may soften into tubercular pus, may calcify, and may become encapsulated by fibroid tissue. |
| Other collagenous tissues, such as dermis, tendon, and ligament, do not normally calcify, even though bathed by the same body fluids as bone. |
| The posterior aspect of the lateral pterygoid plate may be joined to the angular spine of the greater wing by a pterygopetrosal ligament that may calcify. |
| With increasing age, they may hyalinize or calcify. |
| At the same time, the cartilage deep to this collar begins to degenerate and calcify. |
