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 ...

Human proximal and distal femur growth plate tissues were collected from 14 girls and five boys at different pubertal stages who were undergoing surgery for different medical indications (Table 1).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The incidence of pediatric knee injuries has been increasing in the last several years due to increased sports ...

Linear growth occurs during development and the childhood years until epiphyseal fusion occurs. This process results from endochondral ossification in the growth plates of long bones and is regulated ...

Dhruv B. Pateder, Roman A. Eliseev, Regis J. O'Keefe, Edward M. Schwarz, Paul Okunieff, Louis S. Constine, J. Edward Puzas, Randy N. Rosier Radiation Research, Vol ...

Fifty years ago, the prevailing wisdom was that children should not lift weights until they are past puberty and well into their teens. It was thought that lifting weights could stunt growth caused by ...