Broken bones, sprains, and abrasions are common among active children. But a growth plate fracture or injury should be taken more seriously as it can result in problems later if not treated properly ...

It happens in a flash. Kids are playing, running, jumping and doing all the wonderful things parents want them to do away from their screens, and then you hear it: the cry that says this time it’s the ...

Growth plates (GP), situated at the ends of long bones in children, supply chondrocytes necessary for bone growth. Damage to the growth plate due to fractures often results in arrested bone growth, ...

Newswise — With the support of National Institutes of Health research funding, Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators, led by pathologist Aaron W. James, M.D., Ph.D., discovered that sensory neurons in ...

Growth plates (GP), situated at the ends of long bones in children, supply chondrocytes necessary for bone growth. Damage to the growth plate due to fractures often results in arrested bone growth, ...

Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in a primary care pediatric practice, Columbia, Md. Kids are kids ...

NIH opened its research facility construction grants to for-profit companies and local governments. Who can apply, how much is available, and the key rules. Four in 10 Pediatricians Say Children ...

Growth-plate shoulder and elbow injuries are common in youth and adolescent baseball and softball players. The growth plate (epiphyseal plate or physis) is an area of cartilage at the end of a bone ...

Growth plate injuries, often mistaken for sprains, are common in children and adolescents and can affect bone development. These injuries occur at the ends of long bones and can result in stunted or ...

After finding that sensory nerves can launch the growth of unwanted bone in cartilage after childhood bone injuries and impede recovery, Aaron James, M.D., Ph.D., and pathologists from the James Lab ...