Muscle forces acting on the greater trochanter lead to a dorsal warping of the apophyseal growth plate

• Published in: Journal of anatomy Vol. 244; no. 1; pp. 63 - 74
• Main Authors: Ziegler, Christian Max, Wagner, Ferdinand, Alleborn, Karoline, Geith, Tobias, Holzapfel, Boris Michael, Heimkes, Bernhard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; AY‐angle; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cartilage; Child; crocodile sign; Femur; Femur - diagnostic imaging; Femur - physiology; form follows function; Growth plate; Growth Plate - diagnostic imaging; Hip Joint - anatomy & histology; Humans; Ligaments; Muscles; Original; Trochanter; trochanter major growth plate warp; trochanter major growth plate warp; form follows function; crocodile sign; AY-angle
• ISSN: 0021-8782; 1469-7580; 1469-7580
• DOI: 10.1111/joa.13944

The apophyseal growth plate of the greater trochanter, unlike most other growth plates of the human body, exhibits a curved morphology that results in a divergent pattern resembling an open crocodile mouth on plain antero‐posterior radiographs. To quantify the angular alignment of the growth plate a...