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The European Journal of Orthodontics 1997 19(5):473-481; doi:10.1093/ejo/19.5.473
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Tissue-separating capacity of growth cartilages

T PeltomakiA, S KylamarkulaA, H Vinkka-PuhakkaA, M RintalaA, T KantomaaA2 and O RonningA

A Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland A2 Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Finland

The tissue-separating capacity of chondral structures has been debated for more than 30 years, and one aspect that has particularly been questioned is whether the secondary cartilage of the mandibular condyle is comparable to primary growth cartilage, e.g. the epiphyseal growth plate.

The present report summarizes information gained by using a specific interosseal transplantation method. These findings lead to the conclusion that all the structures examined, i.e. the proximal epiphyseal cartilage of the tibia, the cartilage of the costochondral junction of the ribs, the basicranial synchondroses, the medial cartilage of the clavicle and the mandibular condyle, have the capacity to separate adjoining skeletal structures.

The changes induced by the transplanted structures in the recipient area vary, however suggesting a hierarchial arrangement of cartilages with regard to their tissue-separating capacity. It is suggested that the tissue-separating capacity is a basic phenomenon in the function of growth, not only of primary growth cartilages, but of secondary cartilages as well.


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