Histochemical observations on sections of the epiphyseal cartilage plate of young rabbit bones suggest that free anionic sites are present in the hypertrophic cartilage zone. This finding may help ...

For analyses of proliferative zone height, hypertrophic zone height, and total growth plate height, the 16-wk time point was excluded because there was a high incidence of epiphyseal fusion.

In adolescents without hip pathology, results published in the Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics showed epiphyseal tilt had no age-specific variations, as well as showed no difference in male ...