diaphysis

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In long bones, chondrocytes form a template of the hyaline cartilage diaphysis.

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Osteoclasts then break down some of the spongy bone to create a marrow, or medullary, cavity in the center of the diaphysis.

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The weight of the body pushes it down near the joint, but the vertical diaphysis of the femur pushes it up at the other end.

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The epiphyseal plate fades, leaving a structure called the epiphyseal line or epiphyseal remnant, and the epiphysis and diaphysis fuse.

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It may be instructive to describe the X-ray appearances of a long bone that has passed through an attack of acute osteomyelitis severe enough to have caused necrosis of part of the diaphysis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis