The microvascular anatomy of the physis as revealed by osteomedullography and correlated histology.
The microvascular anatomy of the physis has been demonstrated by perfusing the epiphysis with an aqueous suspension of barium sulfate. Plain radiographs taken immediately after perfusion reveal escape of dye into the metaphysis and into the system veins. Microradiographs reveal a labyrinthine network of channels on either side of the physis. The density of these channels is much greater than the density of vessels observed in histologic sections.
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation; D010784:Photomicrography; D011817:Rabbits; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia
D001466:Barium Sulfate