The cartilaginous primary physis, or growth plate, at the end of long bones in children allows for longitudinal bone growth. A variety of insults to the physis can lead to physeal bridge formation, which in turn can lead to limb-shortening and angular deformities. This paper begins with a description of the causes, risk factors and mechanisms by which bridges form. Then it reviews the use of imaging in the diagnosis and characterization of bridges and in the evaluation of treatment and post-treatment complications. It is important for radiologists taking care of children to be aware of the indirect and direct imaging findings of physeal bridges to aid in their diagnosis, to be able to characterize bridges as part of preoperative planning, and to know the imaging finding of post-resection complications.

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物理桥梁：原因，诊断，表征和治疗后影像。

儿童长骨末端的软骨初级骨或生长板允许纵向骨生长。对身体的各种侮辱可导致骨桥形成，继而可导致肢体缩短和角畸形。本文首先描述形成桥梁的原因，风险因素和机制。然后回顾了影像学在桥梁的诊断和表征以及治疗和治疗后并发症评估中的应用。对于照顾孩子的放射科医生来说，重要的是要了解骨桥的间接和直接影像学发现，以帮助他们进行诊断，能够在手术前计划中表征桥的特征，并了解切除后的影像学发现。并发症。