title: Longitudinal bone growth of the human femur.
abstract: A study is presented of the histological structure and growth rate of the growth plate at the distal end of the femur in normal children. From a comparison of quantitative histological information from post-mortem specimens with measurements on serial radiographs it is estimated that the distal growth plate contributes about 66% of the total longitudinal growth of the bone. The marked differences between rodent and man indicate that caution is required in extrapolating data from these animals to man.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D002356:Cartilage / Q000254:growth & development; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000254:growth & development; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007700:Kinetics; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography