Problems in combining skeletal age for an individual

Maturity imbalance between bones from different areas of the body, or between different bones in the same area or even between different centers within the same bones, are not an infrequent experience in doing radiographic assessment of skeletal maturation. Data from previous works have demonstrated...

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Published in:American journal of physical anthropology 1971-11, Vol.35 (3), p.395-398
Main Author: Lee, M. M. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Determination by Skeleton
Age Factors
Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging
Bone Development
Humans
Infant
Methods
Sex Factors
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Summary:Maturity imbalance between bones from different areas of the body, or between different bones in the same area or even between different centers within the same bones, are not an infrequent experience in doing radiographic assessment of skeletal maturation. Data from previous works have demonstrated tremendous variation concerning the pattern, degree, and causes of the imbalance. In view of the incomplete and contradictory knowledge concerning the mechanism producing such imbalance, it was only recommended to obtain the unweighted arithmetic mean of all the separately assessed bones as the overall skeletal age for an individual. It was hoped, however, that enthusiastic collection of new data on multiple bone assessments would soon take place which would facilitate a further recognition of the significance in skeletal maturity imbalance.
ISSN:0002-9483
1096-8644
DOI:10.1002/ajpa.1330350318