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{{Short description|Epiphyseal plates; when height growth ends}} | {{Short description|Epiphyseal plates; when height growth ends}} | ||
{{Infobox term | {{Infobox term | ||
| image = Gray80.png | |||
| caption = Developing long bone: cartilage becoming bone (Gray, PD) | |||
| name = Growth plate | | name = Growth plate | ||
| also = epiphyseal plate, physis, plate fusion | | also = epiphyseal plate, physis, plate fusion | ||
| field = Medicine | | field = Medicine | ||
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A '''growth plate''' (epiphyseal plate) is the cartilage at the ends of long bones that lengthens them in childhood. '''Fusion''' (closure, “plates fused”) means that cartilage became bone and that bone will not get longer. Looksmaxxing “are my plates fused” is almost always '''[[height]]''' — femur, tibia, spine — not a face suture. | A '''growth plate''' (epiphyseal plate) is the cartilage at the ends of long bones that lengthens them in childhood.<ref name="gray">{{cite book |author=Henry Gray |title=Gray's Anatomy |edition=20th American |year=1918 |publisher=Lea & Febiger |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray%27s_Anatomy |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> '''Fusion''' (closure, “plates fused”) means that cartilage became bone and that bone will not get longer. Looksmaxxing “are my plates fused” is almost always '''[[height]]''' — femur, tibia, spine — not a face suture. | ||
Males typically close later than females; wrist/hand X-rays (bone age) are the medical check, not a Discord poll. Limb-lengthening after fusion is surgery with a brutal recovery. This wiki does not sell it as a weekend plan. | Males typically close later than females; wrist/hand X-rays (bone age) are the medical check, not a Discord poll. Limb-lengthening after fusion is surgery with a brutal recovery. This wiki does not sell it as a weekend plan. | ||
'''Not the same as''' [[cranial suture]] fusion or the [[midpalatal suture]]. People say “plates” for all three. See those pages. | '''Not the same as''' [[cranial suture]] fusion or the [[midpalatal suture]]. People say “plates” for all three. See those pages. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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Gray80.png|Gray 80 — developing femur, cartilage becoming bone | |||
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Images from Wikimedia Commons via InstantCommons. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Spheno-occipital synchondrosis]] | * [[Spheno-occipital synchondrosis]] | ||
* [[Frame (body)]] | * [[Frame (body)]] | ||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Body]] | [[Category:Body]] | ||
[[Category:Medicine]] | [[Category:Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 11 September 2026
 Developing long bone: cartilage becoming bone (Gray, PD)
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| Also known as | epiphyseal plate, physis, plate fusion
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A growth plate (epiphyseal plate) is the cartilage at the ends of long bones that lengthens them in childhood.[1] Fusion (closure, “plates fused”) means that cartilage became bone and that bone will not get longer. Looksmaxxing “are my plates fused” is almost always height — femur, tibia, spine — not a face suture.
Males typically close later than females; wrist/hand X-rays (bone age) are the medical check, not a Discord poll. Limb-lengthening after fusion is surgery with a brutal recovery. This wiki does not sell it as a weekend plan.
Not the same as cranial suture fusion or the midpalatal suture. People say “plates” for all three. See those pages.
Gallery
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Gray 80 — developing femur, cartilage becoming bone
Images from Wikimedia Commons via InstantCommons.
See also
References
- ↑ Henry Gray. Gray's Anatomy. 20th American ed. Lea & Febiger. 1918. Retrieved 11 September 2026.