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Could rapid growth attribute to fractures?
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No: However excessive growth associated with some endocrine abnormalities can and do.
Answered 7/1/2014
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Yes: Yes, there are some fractures, particularly if the growth plate, that occur most commonly at rapid growth. Hunt one example of this is a slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
Answered 9/15/2017
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