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No effect
2%
32/1866
Accelerated longitudinal growth
8%
140/1866
Decelerated longitudinal growth
88%
1640/1866
Decelerated apposition growth
39/1866
Decreased bending strength of the bone
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7/1866
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The Heuter-Volkmann Law states that compression across the growth plate slows longitudinal growth. Stokes et al demonstrated that sustained compression across the growth plate can decrease longitudinal growth by 40%. Tension across the physis increases growth, but to a lesser degree.
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