Harkness E M, Trotter W D
J Anat. 1978 Jun;126(Pt 2):275-89.
The growth of transplants of young rat humeri has been studied following circumferential division of the periosteum at either the proximal or the distal end of the shaft. Periosteal division resulted in bones that were longer than those in which the periosteum was not cut. Following proximal division the experimental bones grew 30% more at both ends than the control bones and 16% more at the proximal end following distal division. There was, however, no difference between the growth of the experimental and control bones at the distal end following distal division of the periosteum. The experimental humeri had less new subperiosteal bone deposited over their diaphyses than the control humeri. These findings support the view that the periosteum is under tension as a result of the activity of the growth plates, and that changes in periosteal tension affect both the growth in length and the deposition of subperiosteal bone.
研究了在幼年大鼠肱骨骨干近端或远端进行骨膜环周切开后移植骨的生长情况。骨膜切开导致的骨骼比未切开骨膜的骨骼更长。近端切开后，实验骨两端的生长比对照骨多30%，远端切开后近端生长比对照骨多16%。然而，骨膜远端切开后，实验骨和对照骨在远端的生长没有差异。实验肱骨骨干上沉积的新骨膜下骨比对照肱骨少。这些发现支持以下观点：由于生长板的活动，骨膜处于张力之下，骨膜张力的变化影响长度生长和骨膜下骨的沉积。
