The role of the epiphyseal and metaphyseal circulations on longitudinal growth in the dog: an experimental study
Y Tomita, TM Tsai, C Steyers, L Ogden… - The Journal of hand …, 1986 - Elsevier
An experimental model using the immature canine proximal fibular epiphysis was
developed to isolate and investigate the effects of the epiphyseal and metaphyseal
circulations on longitudinal growth. Experimental constructs studied the epiphyseal
circulation, the epiphyseal and metaphyseal circulations, a devascularized growth plate, and
a control group. Twenty-four limbs were studied by serial x-ray films and microangiographic
and histologic analyses at time of death, 24 weeks after surgery. The data from this …
developed to isolate and investigate the effects of the epiphyseal and metaphyseal
circulations on longitudinal growth. Experimental constructs studied the epiphyseal
circulation, the epiphyseal and metaphyseal circulations, a devascularized growth plate, and
a control group. Twenty-four limbs were studied by serial x-ray films and microangiographic
and histologic analyses at time of death, 24 weeks after surgery. The data from this …