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What causes early closure of epiphyseal plate?
Estrogen and testosterone release at puberty initiates closure of the epiphyseal plates. When bone growth is complete, the epiphyseal cartilage is replaced with bone, which joins it to the diaphysis.
What can cause growth plates to close early?
Early cessation of growth might be due to underlying pathological abnormalities (e.g. precocious puberty, growth hormone deficiency, cortisol excess) or constitutional attributes.
Which hormone causes faster epiphyseal closure?
Estrogen determines the acceleration of bone elongation at puberty, epiphyseal closure, harmonic skeletal proportions, the achievement of peak bone mass, and the maintenance of bone mass. Furthermore, it seems to crosstalk with androgen even in the determination of bone size, a more androgen-dependent phenomenon.
What does it mean when an epiphyseal plate closes?
growth plate
A growth plate that has completely hardened into solid bone is a closed growth plate. After a growth plate closes, the bones are no longer growing.
Why do growth plates close?
Increases in height are primarily due to the lengthening of your long bones, as the growth plates are still active or “open.” Near the end of puberty, hormonal changes cause the growth plates to harden or “close” and the lengthening of bones to stop ( 9 ).
Can you prevent growth plates from closing?
It is suggested that treatment with aromatase inhibitors, alone or in combination with rh-GH, may also be useful in children with constitutional short stature in order to delay epiphyseal closure and improve the final height.
What causes the closure of the epiphyseal plate around age 18-21?
What prompts the closure of the epiphyseal plate around age 18-21? Growth hormone promotes the closure of the epiphyseal plate.
How do you delay epiphyseal plate closure?