The cartilage and the bone are remodelled ... thereby extinguishing further growth. Reports on acute physeal conditions affecting young athletes are abundant and arise primarily from case reports and ...

“Casting or splinting is the mainstay of treatment for most physeal fractures ... As your child grows, the cartilage that forms their growth plate hardens and turns into solid bone.

Bone growth occurs through the proliferation of specialized cells of the cartilage tissue, known as chondrocytes, on either end of a bone. This process requires the synthesis of extracellular matrix ...

Human growth hormone therapy was associated with increased risk for proximal tibial physeal avulsion fractures. Surgeons should keep this risk in mind when counseling pediatric patients and their ...

This new biomaterial consists of two key elements: a bioactive peptide that binds to transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFb-1), a crucial protein for cartilage growth and maintenance, and ...

The team developed a circular peptide to then target the transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFb-1) protein, which is found throughout the body and crucial in cartilage (and bone) growth.

When the biochemical goo was applied to human-like knee joints in sheep, the results were extraordinary: within six months, the study says, the scientists observed new cartilage growth in the ...

A newly developed biomaterial might be able to treat crippling arthritis by prompting the growth of new cartilage, a new animal study suggests. The bioactive material looks like rubbery goo ...

In the new study, the researchers applied the material to damaged cartilage in the animals’ knee joints. Within just six months, the researchers observed evidence of enhanced repair, including the ...