Fractures of the tibia through the proximal epiphysis are rare. This injury usually results from severe direct or indirect force about the knee, and has not been described as resulting from a patellar ...
As seen here, the growth plate (epiphysis) of her shin bone (tibia) has not fused to the long bone shaft. The same crack-like space appears in the upper arm bone (humerus), seen just above the ...
It tends to go away on its own after three days. In addition to leg pain, children may also have a rash over their joints, knuckles, and around their eyes. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is ...
The extracellular matrices (ECMs) of connective tissues are crucial for normal development and tissue function, and mutations in ECM genes result in a wide range of serious inherited disorders.