diaphysis
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In long bones, chondrocytes form a template of the hyaline cartilage diaphysis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The epiphyseal plate fades, leaving a structure called the epiphyseal line or epiphyseal remnant, and the epiphysis and diaphysis fuse.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Notice the long shaft or diaphysis in the middle of the bone.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Prognosis and Results.—In the majority of cases union takes place satisfactorily by the formation of callus in the spongy tissue of the diaphysis and on the deep surface of the periosteum.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
