The periosteal control of long bone growth. An experimental study in the rat.
Longitudinal growth of immature rat femurs was studied in diffusion chambers after circumferential periosteal division and stripping. After 14 days significant (P less than 0.02) overgrowth of the periosteally divided femurs had occurred. The reason for the observed growth stimulation is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development; D005269:Femur / Q000254:growth & development; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010521:Periosteum / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats