What is the main constituent of the bones? To what bones does the right scapula attach? What bone of the foot articulates with the tibia and fibula? Where on the bone do tendons and ligaments attach? (a) Endosteum (b) Epiphyseal plate (c) Trabeculae (d) Periosteum. ...
Osteoporosis is a disease where bonesbecome more fragile due to a reduction in bone mass caused by an imbalance between bone resorption and bone...
The aim of this study is to assess the densitometric and mechanical characteristics of these regions when using a proximal humerus locking plate (PHLP). Nineteen PHLPs were mounted on cadaveric humeri using only their three most distal screws. Subsequently, the plates were removed and the bones ...
The epiphyseal plate becomes hypoplastic and endochondral and intramembranous ossification are delayed in children with thyroid hormone insufficiency. The growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor axis is rendered inactive by thyroid hormone deprivation. Recent animal studies have shown that hypothyroid swine ...