[Mineralization at the level of the calcified cartilage zone. Value and significance of the spicule of calcification].

The calcified cartilaginous spicule, generated in the zone of the calcified cartilage, is included in the primary metaphysis. It is generally admitted that the spicule had a homogeneous structure. Studies of structure and ultrastructure of the calcified spicule made the existence of two definitely different zones obvious: one at the periphery of the spicule, the other in the center.