Tibial dyschondroplasia is attributed to an asynchrony of chondrocytes differentiation with the appearance of a layer of pre-hypertrophic chondrocytes and a non-calcified cartilage in the proximal growth plate in the tibia which is resistant to vascular invasion. It has been also proposed that in the tibial dyschondroplasia, the final step of calcification does not occur due to the effector of some genes, involved in the calcification mechanism in the growth plate, present their chemical and biological properties disrupted and does not express. Thus, the study of the mechanisms and biomolecules and minerals involved in the tibial dyschondroplasia process might contribute to the better knowledge of this disease and to stablish strategies of prevention and treatment.
calcification; endochondral; ossification; mineral; tibial dyschondroplasia
