What Is a Growth Plate? Growth plates are the areas of active, new bone growth near the ends of bones. They're made up of cartilage, a rubbery, flexible material (the nose, for instance, is made of ...

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) ...

lead to growth plate cartilage pathology similar to that seen with collagen X misfolding mutations (R.P.B.-H., unpublished data). These findings make it clear that in disorders involving ECM ...

in regions called growth plates. Growth happens when cartilage cells increase in number in these growth plates. New cartilage cells push older, larger cartilage cells towards the middle of a bone.

This new biomaterial consists of two key elements: a bioactive peptide that binds to transforming growth factor beta-1 ...

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 ...

One area of interest is the possibility of using the protein transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 to assist with cartilage repair and in what circumstances this protein can be most effective.

Does weight training stunt growth? Here’s what the experts have to say. The fitness world is awash with half-truths and misinformation, with myths surrounding weight training tending to be ...

New techniques include a pellet made of coral and a hydrogel that can be pressed around the bone to help eliminate pain. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...