Femoral fracture:

The epiphyseal plate is a plate of hyaline cartilage at the end of long bones that provides for growth in length of a bone.
- Reviewed last on: 12/4/2006
- Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.