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Metaphysis

Known as: Diaphyseal end of long bone, Long Bone Metaphysis 
An area of a long bone located at the junction of the diaphysis and epiphysis, which harbors the epiphyseal plate in immature bones.
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Distal metaphysis

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2004
2004
Stereological measures of trabecular bone structure : comparison of 3 D micro computed tomography with 2 D histological sections in human proximal tibial bone biopsies
J. S . T H O M S E N *†, A . L A I B ‡, B . KO L L E R ‡, S . P RO H A S K A §, L I . M O S E K I L D E †¶ & W. G OW I N… 
2004
2004
Case report 656
: A case is presented of a 55-year-old man with a MFH in a previous BI. The poor prognosis of such secondary MFH is related in… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Chondro-osseous growth abnormalities after meningococcemia. A clinical and histopathological study.
The cases of nine children who survived the acute stage of meningococcal septicemia and secondary disseminated intravascular… 
1985
1985
Response of the rabbit metaphysis to implants of bovine bone morphogenetic protein (bBMP).
The response of protodifferentiated and differentiated bone cells to bovine bone morphogenetic protein (bBMP) was observed in… 
1985
1985
Avian tibial dyschondroplasia. II. Biochemical changes.
Biochemical parameters (dry matter, DNA, protein, cAMP, and calmodulin) were measured in tibial dyschondroplastic (TD) cartilage… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
BCG vaccination as a cause of osteomyelitis and subcutaneous abscess.
Ten patients with osteomyelitis and three with a subcutaneous abscess, all caused by BCG vaccination, are described. All patients… 
1984
1984
Incorporation of [35S]sulphate into glycosaminoglycans by mineralized tissues in vivo.
To investigate the metabolism of proteoglycans in young growing rats, calvaria, incisors, femoral diaphysis and metaphysis were… 
1983
1983
Mature osteocytes behaviour in a repletion period: the occurrence of osteoplastic activity.
The occurrence of osteoplastic activity in adult osteocytes from the femoral cortex of laying hens previously kept on a… 
1968
1968
The relationship between Blount's disease and bow legs.
Abstract The radiological appearances of the infantile form of Blount's disease (tibia vara) are described. These consist of a… 
1955
1955
Investigation of the growth and structure of the tibia of the rabbit by microradiographic and autoradiographic techniques.
1. The detailed anatomy and calcification of the upper half of the tibia in rabbits varying in age from six weeks to twelve… 
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