Clinical physiology and pathology of the growth plate

Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Sep;16(3):399-419. doi: 10.1053/beem.2002.0208.

Abstract

This chapter reviews the unique anatomical and histological maturation of long bones and cuboid bones with emphasis on the means available to evaluate them in the clinical setting as they are represented in the hand and wrist radiogram. It summarizes the endocrine regulation of these maturational processes and attempts to uncover endocrine function and malfunctions as they unfold in the radiogram.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Diseases / etiology
  • Endocrine Glands / physiology
  • Endocrine System Diseases / complications
  • Growth Plate / diagnostic imaging*
  • Growth Plate / growth & development*
  • Hormones / physiology
  • Humans
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Hormones