The growth plates, or epiphyseal plates, are areas of specialized cartilage near the end of your long bones. Increases in height are primarily due to the lengthening of your long bones ...

It was thought that lifting weights could stunt growth caused by damage to the epiphyseal plates in long bones like the femur (thigh) and humerus (upper arm). As children grow and develop ...

What are growth plates? Growth plates are zones of cartilage at each end of our long bones (femure, tibia, etc.). These bones grow by the contribution of new bone from the growth plate.

This fracture goes through the wide portion of a long bone and the growth plate but does not affect the end of the bone. This type is the most common and is usually found in children aged 10 and ...

Growth plates are areas of soft tissue at the ends of your child's long bones. They are found in many places, including the thigh, forearm, and hand. As the name suggests, growth plates help ...

epiphyseal, physeal, athletic injuries, sports, injury, and injuries. Each title was searched manually for any focus on growth plate injuries involving the long or tubular bones of young athletes.

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 ...