The growth plate is divided into several distinct regions, each populated with cartilage cells (chondrocytes) displaying characteristic behaviors. Nearest the heads of the bone is a germinal zone ...

No, adults cannot increase their height significantly after their growth plates close. Growth plates are the tissue at the end of long bones in adolescents and kids. They're weaker than ...

Dr. Katherine Miller said a common sports injury she sees in kids is to the growth plate in the ankle. Democratic lawmakers say they’ll travel to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s ...

Teenage children who climb and train intensively are more at risk of epiphyseal (growth plate) stress fractures of the finger. The guide available below aims to assist parents and coaches in ...

Most of the genetic variants associated with skeletal dysplasia exert their primary effects by downregulating the proliferation or hypertrophy of growth plate (physis) chondrocytes (cells ...

erasmusmc.nl Objectives Cam morphology is not completely understood. The aim of this study was threefold: (1) to investigate if cam morphology development is associated with growth plate status; (2) ...

Background The cartilage of the epiphyseal plate might be 2–5 times weaker than surrounding fibrous tissue; therefore epiphyseal (growth) plates are very sensitive to their surrounding mechanical ...

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