title: Effects of compression on growth plates in the rabbit.
abstract: Compression was applied to the distal femoral growth plate in rabbits. Measurements of bone length and microscopic studies of the physis showed that the axial growth rate decreased proportionally with the compression force; forces greater than 30 N caused cartilage cell damage and rapid cessation of physeal growth.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001284:Atrophy; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D005269:Femur / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D013314:Stress, Mechanical