What You Should Know About Growth Plate Injuries
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-you-should-know-about-growth-plate-injuries
WEBApr 1, 2021 · Growth plates are thin cartilage discs at the end of long bones in children and adolescents. “As the cartilage cells in the discs multiply, the bones grow longer,” says pediatric orthopedic surgeon R. Tracy Ballock, MD. Growth plates continue to lengthen bones until about age 14 in girls and age 16 in boys,” Dr. Ballock says.
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