LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
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Chapter 6, Problem 3DCR
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The reason due to which the physician was taking special care with the healing of the fracture in the given case.
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Bone is highly supplied by many blood vessels, especially in regions of red bone marrow. A long bone’s growth in length is called interstitial growth, and its growth in diameter or thickness is called appositional growth. Interstitial growth occurs within the epiphyseal plate.
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