Proximal femoral growth plates were classified as open or closed. Cam morphology development was defined as every increase in visual score and/or increase in alpha angle from <60° to ≥60°, between two ...

Although this child initially appeared to be a typical case of congenital LLD, it became apparent that with dysfunction of all the right lower extremity growth plates, a massive LLD would ensue. The ...

The distal femoral growth plate produces 1.6 cm in longitudinal growth per year. From a functional standpoint, the lower extremities should be of equal length if possible. If left untreated ...

What Is a Growth Plate? Growth plates are the areas of new bone growth in children and teens. They're made up of cartilage , a rubbery, flexible material (the nose, for instance, is made of cartilage) ...

The thighbone’s “ball” (the femoral head) fits into the hollow of the cup-shaped "socket" (the acetabulum) of the pelvis. Ball-and-socket joints are the joints with the greatest range of movement, ...

To understand SCFE, it helps to know a little about what the hip joint looks like. The top part of the thighbone (femoral head) is shaped like a ball. It fits into the hip socket. The ball is ...

No tunnel was drilled on the femoral side, and the graft was placed intra-articularly and over the top ... He was referred to our service and came for treatment at age 17, which was 4.5 years after ...