Teenage children who climb and train intensively are more at risk of epiphyseal (growth plate) stress fractures of the finger. The guide available below aims to assist parents and coaches in ...

Background The cartilage of the epiphyseal plate might be 2–5 times weaker than surrounding fibrous tissue; therefore epiphyseal (growth) plates are very sensitive to their surrounding mechanical ...

Pediatric elbow fractures ... epiphyseal angle. This angle is formed by the intersection of the long axis of the humeral shaft and the line formed by the medial epicondylar growth plate.