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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 you grow up, your bones get longer. Everyone has Epiphyseal plates at the ends of their bones. As you grow, these plates are added onto.
A fracture of the growth plate is an injury to the soft tissue at the end of long bones in children and teens. If not treated properly, they can affect bone growth.
Find out how your child's doctor will treat a growth plate fracture, how quickly it heals, and whether there are possible complications.
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 ...
The incidence of pediatric knee injuries has been increasing in the last several years due to increased sports participation; in particular, the ACL is the most commonly injured knee ligament.Over ...
A Salter-Harris fracture is a type of bone fracture that happens to children. Learn about the different types of Salter-Harris fractures and more.
Achondroplasia Achondroplasia is a condition where the chondrocytes within the cartilage fail to proliferate and the epiphyseal plate of long bones near the joints are particularly affected.
The reason why your height stops increasing is your bones, specifically your growth plates. The growth plates, or epiphyseal plates, are areas of specialized cartilage near the end of your long bones.