As children grow and develop, long bones progressively solidify, except at both extreme ends, at the epiphyseal plates. New bone cells are formed, and the bones continually push "longer" until ...

As children grow and develop, long bones progressively solidify, except at both extreme ends, at the epiphyseal plates. New bone cells are formed, and the bones continually push "longer" until ...

According to study results, medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using an epiphyseal femoral socket with fluoroscopic guidance was an effective treatment for children with patellar ...

A systematic review of the literature on the frequency and characteristics of sports related growth plate injuries affecting children and youth in organised sport was carried out. Both acute and ...

In children and adolescents the growth plate is often injured instead of spraining or tearing the “Tommy John Ligament” as seen in adult baseball throwers. Overhand throwing by nature puts ...

Rickets is a disease of the growing bones where defective mineralization occurs in both bone and cartilage of the epiphyseal growth plate. The condition is associated with biochemical ...

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 ...

Growth-plate injuries of the shoulder and elbow are common injuries in youth and adolescent baseball players. The growth-plate (epiphyseal plate or physis) is an area of cartilage at the end of a ...