Premature closure of a growth plate (differential)

Last revised by Arlene Campos on 11 Jan 2024

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Salam H, Campos A, Bell D, et al. Premature closure of a growth plate (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10901

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10901

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/10901

rID:

10901

Article created:

30 Sep 2010, Hani Makky Al Salam

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Hani Makky Al Salam had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Jan 2024, Arlene Campos ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Arlene Campos had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

growth plate, cases

Synonyms:

Premature closure of a growth plate
Differential diagnosis of premature growth plate fusion

Premature closure of a growth plate subsequently results in a shortened bone, which can occur in a number of situations.

Pathology

Etiology

Common

local hyperemia
- infection: osteomyelitis
- juvenile chronic arthritis
- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- hemophilia
- arteriovenous malformation
trauma

Uncommon

bone infarction due to vascular occlusion, e.g. sickle cell disease
radiation injury
thermal injury
- burn
- frostbite
disuse
- immobilization
- postfracture
congenital
- enchondromatosis
  - Ollier disease
  - Maffucci syndrome
- hereditary multiple exostoses
  - multiple cartilaginous exostoses
  - osteochondromatosis
metabolic conditions
other
- infantile multisystem inflammatory disease
- neoplasm invading growth plate