Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9357792 | Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología | 2005 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Hormones act in different ways on skeletal development, changing the thickness of the growth cartilage and the index and magnitude of growth. Local factors act in and around the growth cartilage, together with systemic factors (growth hormone, thyroid hormone, estrogens and androgens, glucocorticoids and vitamin D) that influence growth cartilage function. In addition, modifications in mechanical factors can produce important disturbances in the magnitude and direction of growth.
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F. Shapiro, F. Forriol,