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
-
hereditary multiple exostoses
- multiple cartilaginous exostoses
- osteochondromatosis
- metabolic conditions
-
other
- infantile multisystem inflammatory disease
- neoplasm invading growth plate