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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In my understanding, the growth plates don’t close, they fuse. The structure that causes elongation disappears and is replaced by bone. You can’t reopen this plate because it doesn’t exist – you’d just break the bone and have a fracture.
If you mean snapping your bones, putting a bit of distance between the pieces and trying to have your bones grow to cover the gap… maybe. Sometimes some voids get filled with say coral and the bone grows into it. It would be a rather horrific and impractical procedure in my view.
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