The cranial roof of white sharks has an
epiphysial bar and
epiphysial fenestrum just behind the anterior fontanelle, but this is absent in postnatal crania of shortfin makos, porbeagles, and Sanzo's embryo (Compagno, 1990).
Trevor, "Tarso-epiphyseal aclasis, a congenital error of
epiphysial development," J Bone Joint SurgBr, vol.
Ipsilateral
epiphysial injury of the wrist in one case (4%), Ipsilateral disruption of the acromio-clavicular joint in one case (4%).
Experimental
epiphysial injury and Freiberg's disease.
The
epiphysial cartilagenous layer, with downward extension into spikules, cancellous and shaft matrices showed progress towards ossification.
Standard anterior-posterior (AP) chest and abdomen radiographs not only demonstrate the position of the upper extremities but also provide an opportunity to evaluate
epiphysial closure for estimating age at the time of death.
There are two types of osteochondritis dissecans: the juvenile form, which occurs in patients with open
epiphysial plate, (2) the adult form, which occurs after the physis closes.