News Medical: Study reveals how two key proteins contribute to abnormal bone growth after injury Study reveals how two key proteins contribute to abnormal bone growth after injury Light-guided nanorobots are moving bone science from slow healing to on-demand growth, promising a future where fractures and implants recover far faster than they do today. By converting carefully ... During the period of bone growth, cartilage grows over the hardened portion of bone.

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In time, this layer of cartilage hardens as calcium phosphate is added, and a fresh layer grows over it, and it too hardens. The process continues until the body reaches full growth.