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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Fluorochrome labeling and microcomputed tomography were used to completely characterize the regional and age-related variations in bone growth in the distal femur of the young rabbit. Use of the microcomputed tomography system, in conjunction with the more routine fluorochrome labeling, allows the investigation of changes in shape that occur during development. The growth plate in the distal femur studied here is remarkable for several reasons. First, growth rates of as much as 700 microns/day were measured, a much higher rate than those typically measured in other species or in more mature animals. In addition, regional variations in bone growth rates of as much as 300 microns/day were identified in the 6-week-old rabbit. These variations resulted in the formation of a complex curvature in the growth plate, including four mammillary processes. Identifying the factors that regulate this type of regional variation may be especially useful in understanding the causes for angular deformities such as tibia vara or developmental dysplasias.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0736-0266
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of regional and age-related variations in the growth of the rabbit distal femur.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. lerner@umich.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't