Limb Lengthening Forum

Community Hangout => Off Topic => Topic started by: M@kemetallER on July 09, 2019, 07:46:40 PM

Title: Are scientists working on a way to reopen growth plates?
Post by: M@kemetallER on July 09, 2019, 07:46:40 PM

Are scientists working on a way to reopen growth plates if so that would be very cool

Title: Re: Are scientists working on a way to reopen growth plates?
Post by: CaptainAmerica on July 10, 2019, 07:21:26 AM

No, but there's "news" like this all the time: "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/humans-have-skeletal-stem-cells-help-bones-and-cartilage-grow"

Also, growth plates can't be reopened, they just fuse into normal, solid regular bone. The "growth plate" section is gone and doesn't even look like it was ever there.

Still, even if bones can be artificially lengthened in a growth-like manner (replacing distraction to lengthen basically), there's still the problem of nerves, tissue, and muscles unfortunately. Growth is a lot more complex than just bones alone, such a tricky process.