| Literature DB >> 3346285 |
E A Mäkelä1, S Vainionpää, K Vihtonen, M Mero, P Rokkanen.
Abstract
Forty-four rabbits were operated on when five weeks old; in one group a 2 mm drill-hole was made in the intercondylar portion of the right femur across the central portion of the growth plate up to the diaphysis, while in the other group a similar drill-hole of 3.2 mm was made. At 3, 6, 12 and 24 weeks after operation, specimens from the growth plates of both femora were analysed using radiographic, microradiographic, histological and histomorphometric techniques. It was found that destruction of 7% of the cross-sectional area of the growth plate caused permanent growth disturbance and shortening of the femur.Entities:
Mesh：
Year: 1988 PMID： 3346285
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Br ISSN： 0301-620X