"Epiphyses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The head of a long bone that is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth stops. At that time, the plate disappears and the head and shaft are united.
| Descriptor ID |
D004838
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.251
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epiphyses" by people in Profiles.
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Song MH, Choi ES, Park MS, Yoo WJ, Chung CY, Choi IH, Cho TJ. Percutaneous epiphysiodesis using transphyseal screws in the management of leg length discrepancy: optimal operation timing and techniques to avoid complications. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Jan; 35(1):89-93.
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Yoo WJ, Choi IH, Yun YH, Cho TJ, Cheon JE, Song MH, Chung CY, Park MS, Choi E, Lee HJ, Park KU. Primary epiphyseal osteomyelitis caused by mycobacterium species in otherwise healthy toddlers. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Sep 03; 96(17):e145.
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Sung KH, Ahn S, Chung CY, Lee KM, Kim TW, Han HS, Kim DH, Choi IH, Cho TJ, Yoo WJ, Park MS. Rate of correction after asymmetrical physeal suppression in valgus deformity: analysis using a linear mixed model application. J Pediatr Orthop. 2012 Dec; 32(8):805-14.
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Yoo WJ, Kocher MS, Micheli LJ. Growth plate disturbance after transphyseal reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature adolescent patients: an MR imaging study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Sep; 31(6):691-6.
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Yoo WJ, Kim YJ, Menezes NM, Cheon JE, Jaramillo D. Diffusion-weighted MRI reveals epiphyseal and metaphyseal abnormalities in Legg-Calv?-Perthes disease: a pilot study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Oct; 469(10):2881-8.
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Lee KM, Kang JY, Chung CY, Kwon DG, Lee SH, Choi IH, Cho TJ, Yoo WJ, Park MS. Clinical relevance of valgus deformity of proximal femur in cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Oct-Nov; 30(7):720-5.
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Shin SJ, Cho TJ, Park MS, Bae JY, Yoo WJ, Chung CY, Choi IH. Angular deformity correction by asymmetrical physeal suppression in growing children: stapling versus percutaneous transphyseal screw. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Sep; 30(6):588-93.
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Cho TJ, Choi IH, Chung CY, Yoo WJ, Park MS, Lee DY. Hemiepiphyseal stapling for angular deformity correction around the knee joint in children with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Jan-Feb; 29(1):52-6.