Kimura K
Department of Anatomy, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
Kaibogaku Zasshi. 1993 Feb;68(1):30-57.
The present paper reviewed studies of the development and aging of the second metacarpal, as an example of the long bone. Bone growth and maturation are related to each other, but keep their individuality. Various hereditary and environmental factors are certainly concerned in the development and aging of long bones, as well as in their relationships. Several topics were picked up for the second metacarpal as follows: pseudo-epiphysis; skeletal maturation; size and density; development and aging; heredity of maturity and growth; relationship of growth and maturation; relative growth; racial, side and sex differences; estimation of age and stature.
本文以第二掌骨这一长骨为例，综述了其发育与衰老的研究。骨骼生长与成熟相互关联，但又各有特点。各种遗传和环境因素无疑与长骨的发育、衰老及其相互关系有关。以下针对第二掌骨选取了几个主题：假骨骺；骨骼成熟；大小与密度；发育与衰老；成熟与生长的遗传；生长与成熟的关系；相对生长；种族、侧别和性别差异；年龄与身高估计。
