Figure 7From: Cyclical loading causes injury in and around the porcine proximal femoral physeal plate: proposed cause of the development of cam deformity in young athletes A microscopic photograph of a vertically loaded specimen. Fractures of the epiphyseal bone (above, black arrows) and metaphyseal bone (below, white arrows) are seen and the injuries in the physeal line (black arrowheads) are aligned parallel with the cellular columns of the physeal line.Back to article page