In the previous post I mentioned that an old post entitled “Grow Taller Basics” from HeightQuest.com made me realize that from something as simple as head and feet rubbing can possibly lead to height increase. Something else that caught my eye from the post was this segment he added in…

“Scientists have utilized the power of microscopic fractures in stem cells with knee microfracture surgery to stimulate cartilage growth.  You can also cause microscopic fractures in the ends of the long bones to release these powerful red bone marrow stem cells.  Laterally pressing against the ends of your bones also increases fluid flow within the bone.  This increase in fluid flow sends the stem cells to your now opened growth plate!”

I recently been looking at the idea of possibly using the current microfracture surgery technology to increase height after I went back to an old post about the Shinbone routine and using Microfractures to grow taller to add to these old posts which I edited and upgraded. The idea on growing taller using induced microfractures has been around a long time and there were even groups and teams of people who tried out their own created routines to see if the idea would work.

Tyler’s idea is interesting and has some points with…”Their is a myth that the growth plates completely fuse after puberty but that is untrue.  Their is actually a thin growth plate line that is simply inactive.”

I would actually have to disagree with this idea, because I have read from sources that the epiphyseal line itself will also eventually go away. At this point, I can’t find those sources which state that the line itself will also at one point disappear too.

From WiseGeek.com…“The epiphyseal line the part of the bone that replaces the epiphyseal growth plate in long bones once a person has reached their full adult height. An epiphyseal line is visible on a standard x-ray. It looks like a thin dark streak that stretches horizontally across the rounded ends of the bone.”

I would have to validate this type of claim from an pic of 1 X-Ray (out of 3 provided) of a tibia I received in the website email today I got where a person asked me whether I can see if their growth plates are fully closed and how to reopen them again. A guy named Felipe (last name not revealed over privacy issues) would give me this message…

“…here there are some pictures of my tibia distal and proximal growth plates,i had been using mens routine for 2 years and i hadnt any result, Actually i will be turning 20 in 2 months more,and i need a way to open my growth plates.”

[Note: As always, if this picture breaks any type of privacy or medical confidentiality laws, and I am informed by the person who gave me this picture that I am doing something wrong, I will of course take this picture down for privacy and legal reasons.]

Of the 3 X-rays he provided, this picture is probably the clearest. We can see that even a young 19 year old male already no longer has even an epiphyseal line. My claim is that the line also eventually goes away. There is a slight hint of some type of indention on the ends at the epiphysis but they are not where the epiphyseal plates are supposed to end up when they finally die out and calcify completely. I would guess that the line like indention is an indication of where the articular cartilage covering of the ends end off. If we use WiseGeek’s advice, I can’t find where the dark think streak is. Do you?

This is Part I of a 3 part series of posts where I look at whether we can use microfractures to cause some type of height increase.