"' Spondylo-meta-epiphyseal dysplasia ( SMED ) "'is a rare autosomal-recessive disease which causes skeletal disorders.
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Pot-bellied pigs are considered fully grown by six years of age, when the epiphyseal plates in the long bones of the legs finally close.
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With disruption of the epiphyseal plate vessels, varying degrees and depth of necrosis occur, resulting in a cessation of growth to both osteocytes and chondrocytes.
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The name of the condition is derived from the game of baseball; it is most often seen in young medial epiphyseal plate ( growth plate ).
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The two symptoms together-- lack of epiphyseal closure and the degradation of the bone structure-- surprised all the researchers who took part in the study.
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Also this medicine should be used with extreme caution in the treatment of prepubescent teenagers in order to reduce the risk of precocious sexual development or premature epiphyseal closure.
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The reliability is improved by measuring the epiphyseal width lateral to Klein's line, which if differing by or more between hips suggests the diagnosis of SCFE.
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DeVito's short stature is the result of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia ( Fairbank's disease ), a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth in those afflicted.
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He created a manipulative treatment for club feet, a process that involved stretching or breaking the tendons, ligaments, and epiphyseal plates until the foot was properly aligned.
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The taller than expected height occurs because estrogen normally causes fusion of the epiphyseal growth plates in the bones, and in its absence, the girl will keep growing longer.
