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 ...

Therefore, there were 6 children in the prepuberty group, 18 considered at puberty, and 21 in the adolescent group. This study found that reconstruction was satisfactory in 75% and unsatisfactory ...

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 ...

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 ...