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Physeal stress injury in youth athletes: upper extremity imaging findings.

Sep 2026 · Skeletal Radiology · 0 citations · 59 references
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The anatomy and physiology of the primary epiphyseal growth plate complex is reviewed, focusing on how injuries centered at the metaphyseal osteochondral junction can disrupt the final step of endochondral ossification.

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