Growth Plates (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页What Is a Growth Plate? Growth plates are the areas of new bone growth in children and teens. They're made up of cartilage, a rubbery, flexible material (the nose, for instance, is made of cartilage). Most growth plates are near the ends of long bones. Long bones are bones that are longer than they are wide. They include: the femur (thighbone)
Epiphyseal plate - Wikipedia
网页The epiphyseal plate, epiphysial plate, physis, or growth plate is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone.
Growth Plates: What You Need to Know - Duke Health
网页2021年7月6日 · What are Growth Plates? Growth plates are zones of cartilage in children at each end of our long bones (the femur and tibia, for example), explains Robert Lark, MD, a pediatric spine specialist at Duke. These bones grow by the contribution of new bone from the growth plate.
Growth Plate Injuries > Fact Sheets - Yale Medicine
网页Growth plate injuries are injuries to new bone tissue at the ends of a child's bones that can affect how they grow. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
The growth plate: a physiologic overview - PMC - National Center …
网页2020年9月10日 · The growth plate, also known as the physis, is the cartilaginous portion at the ends of long bones where longitudinal growth of the bone takes place. This region of bone is characterized by high metabolic activity and is under the regulatory control of a wide variety of hormones and signalling compounds.
Growth plate fractures - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2021年2月25日 · A growth plate fracture affects the layer of growing tissue near the ends of a child's bones. Growth plates are the softest and weakest sections of the skeleton — sometimes even weaker than surrounding ligaments and tendons. An injury that might cause a joint sprain for an adult can cause a growth plate fracture in a child.
Growth Plate Fractures: Treatment, Surgery, Complications, and More - WebMD
网页2024年4月3日 · 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...
Growth Plate Fractures - Johns Hopkins Medicine
网页Growth plates are areas at the end of certain bones that allow the bones to grow. A child continues to grow while the plates are “open.” A growth plate may fracture (break) due to a fall or another cause. A physical exam and X-rays are most often used to diagnose a growth plate fracture.
Growth Plate Fractures - OrthoInfo - AAOS
网页Growth plates are areas of cartilage located near the ends of bones. Because they are the last portion of a child's bones to harden, growth plates are particularly vulnerable to injury. Because the growth plate helps determine the future length and shape of the mature bone, this type of fracture usually requires prompt attention.
Growth Plate Fractures: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页2023年11月2日 · Growth plate fractures are cracks in a child’s growth plate — the special section of cartilage at the ends of their long bones. They only affect kids and teens because growth plates harden into regular bone when a child is done growing. Providers treat most growth plate fractures with casts. They usually heal in around a month.