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How does the stimulation of epiphyseal plate after a fracture affect upper limb growth?
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When can bone growth stimulation not be used?
Bone growth stimulation cannot be used if the gap between the ends of the fracture is too large.
What is bone growth stimulation?
Bone growth stimulation is the technique of promoting bone growth in difficult to heal fractures by applying a low electrical current or ultrasound to the fracture.
Why is bone growth stimulation done?
Bone growth stimulation is done when satisfactory healing is not occurring naturally or when the pace of healing is too slow. This condition is called fracture nonunion.
Where does bone growth occur in children occur?
epiphyseal plates
Where does bone growth occur in the long bones?
Growth of length in a long bone occurs at the epiphyseal plate.
Where is the region of growth in a bone?
In the epiphyseal plate.
What happens to bone growth if the epiphyseal plate is damaged?
Bone growth would be stunted due to the damage done to the epiphyseal plate. The degree of which growth would be affected depends on the severity of the injury.
What is the scientific name for growth plate?
Epiphyseal plate
Site of longitudinal growth in a child?
Epiphyseal plate
What are the growth plates in your bones called?
Epiphyseal plates.
The growth plate is also known as the what?
The epiphyseal plate.
What is the structure of an epiphyseal plate?
The epiphyseal disk is the growth plate in long bones that is found between the two epiphyses and the diaphysis. This is a space that remains as long as a person is growing. When growth is completed, the epiphyses and the diaphysis meet and fuse forming a line.
