Femoral Epiphysis

The femoral epiphysis is the end part of the femur, located in its proximal section. It is formed from cartilaginous tissue and, as a person grows older, it ossifies, fused with the diaphysis of the femur.

The epiphyses play an important role in the process of bone growth in length. They are growth zones in which cartilage and bone formation of bone occurs. After skeletal growth is completed, the epiphyses fuse with the diaphyses of the bones.

Fusion of the epiphysis of the femur with its diaphysis occurs at the age of 16-19 years. Slow or accelerated fusion of the epiphyses may indicate pathologies of growth or skeletal development. Therefore, assessing the timing of their fusion is important for monitoring normal skeletal growth and maturation.

The femoral epiphysis (femoral epiphysis, also epiphora of the femoral epiphysis) is a bony growth site at the end of the body of the femur, which produces cartilage tissue, which will later turn into bone. The growth zone is the apex of the epiphysis, and the growth line is