bone age

Factors such as gender and ethnicity also play a role in bone age assessment.

Conversely, the bone age may be normal in some conditions of abnormal growth.

If a child is healthy but simply late, reassurance and prediction based on the bone age can be provided.

The hemi-skeletal bone age was interpreted to be delayed to that of a 3-6 month old.

Hand x-ray (usually the left hand) can determine bone age.

The only indicator of physical development that can be applied from birth through mature adulthood is bone age.

Bone age is the degree of maturation of a child's bones.

Statistics have been compiled to indicate the percentage of height growth remaining at a given bone age.

Other accompanying features are likely to be tall stature and accelerated bone age (often 3-5 years ahead).

Chronological bone age can be assessed using hand and wrist x-rays.

A child's current height and bone age can be used to predict adult height.

Bone age, although determined in only 60 patients, was delayed by more than two standard deviations in 42 of these.

In a number of conditions involving atypical growth, bone age height predictions are less accurate.

The short stature is often apparent at birth and is associated with significantly delayed bone age.

Bones age is delayed and bones are more brittle.

An advanced or delayed bone age does not always indicate disease or "pathologic" growth.

Pediatric endocrinologists frequently order bone age x-rays to evaluate children for advanced or delayed growth and physical development.

By simple arithmetic, a predicted adult height can be computed from a child's height and bone age.

Characterized by overgrowth and advanced bone age.

X-ray for bone age (shows older bones than normal for the person's age)

Since lifestyle plays a large role in the growth and decay of bones, it is not possible in many cases to unequivocally determine bone age.

Advanced bone age and premature epiphyseal closure (see stunted growth below)

Automated determination of bone age.

The "bone age" of a child is the average age at which children reach this stage of bone maturation.

A fuller description of the use of bone age films from the University of Utrecht.