Juster M, Plachot J J, Guillot J P
Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 1975 Apr-May;61(3):171-7.
The authors have studied the longitudinal growth of the third metatarsal bone of the rat. This bone has only one epiphyseal plate at its distal extremity and none at its proximal one. Nevertheless it was demonstrated that the proximal extremity was responsible for 16% of the total longitudinal bone growth.
作者们研究了大鼠第三跖骨的纵向生长情况。该骨在其远端只有一个骨骺板，而近端没有。然而，研究表明，近端对骨的总纵向生长贡献了16%。
