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Table 1 Description of the different developing stages of growth plate samples

From: Vascularization of primary and secondary ossification centres in the human growth plate

Patient

Sex

Age range

Stage of development

 

F: female; M: male

months at date of surgery

Developing stage

Endochondral ossification

GOR

ROL

1

F

12

+++

++

+++

+++

2

F

11

++

+

+++

+++

3

F

11

+++

+++

+++

+++

4

F

54

+

o

o

o

5

M

54

+++

+++

+++

+++

6

F

26

+

+

o

o

7

F

11

+++

+++

+++

+++

8

M

18

++

o

o

o

9

M

11

++

o

o

o

10

M

26

+++

+++

+++

+++

11

M

6

++

+

+++

o

12

M

11

+++

+++

+++

+++

13

M

16

+++

+++

+++

+++

14

M

41

++

++

+

+++

15

F

105

+++

+++

+++

+

16

F

13

++

++

+++

+++

17

M

33

+++

+++

+++

+++

18

F

7

+++

++

+++

+++

19

M

11

+++

++

+++

+++

20

F

25

+++

+++

+++

+++

21

M

45

+++

+++

+++

+++

22

F

46

+++

++

+++

+++

23

M

7

+++

++

+++

+++

  1. o not developed; + beginning to develop; ++ developing; +++ developed.