Why is bone growth impossible, for example if growth plates have closed. Knowing how growth plates work, why would applying enough pressure through whatever means you’d like (let’s use a weight for example) allowing to create space within the bone (growth plate) allowing for more bone to grow.
Obviously, you have to apply an exceptional amount of pressure to the epiphyseal to allow the bones to separate, causing growth.
Disclaimer: i’m aware of the basic reasoning behind it, but feel like there is more of a reasoning behind it
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Your bone is actually laying down new bone cells, and eating up old cells all the time. When bone is not being replaced fast enough, people end up with weak bones (osteoporosis).
When your growth plates are fused, it’s not possible to reopen them. Surgeons can lengthen bones however, and can do this by cutting a bone and leaving a small (but stabilised) gap between the two ends of the bone. I believe the gap for the bone to successfully grow in and fill the space is only a couple of millimetres – any more than that they won’t join and you end up with what they call “non-union”.
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