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 ...

Growth plates are the tissue at the end of long bones in adolescents and kids. They're weaker than surrounding tendons and ligaments, making them more prone to injury. The growth plates close ...

PRESENTER:'Long bones, such as your thigh bone, or femur, grow in length at either end, in regions called growth plates. Growth happens when cartilage cells increase in number in these growth plates.

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 ...

For detection of FGF2 and FGF18 in the growth plate, 15-μm-thick frozen sections ... essential role of FGF signaling in regulation of long-bone growth. Although both wild-type and mutated FGFR3 ...

Objective The specific aim of the study was to investigate and compare epiphyseal length and extension in the proximal humerus, closure in the growth plate and bone marrow signal intensity related to ...