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Nicola L. Hawley
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The skeletal maturity of Australian children aged 10-13 years in 2016.
2021
Skeletal maturity can be used as a biological indicator of the tempo of growth in children and adolescents. We present a description of skeletal maturity from a cohort of white Australian children and describe variation in skeletal maturity based on child age. Participants (n = 71; age 10.5-13.9 years) were recruited from the 'Healthy, Active Preschool & Primary Years (HAPPY)' study. Left hand-wrist radiographs were used to determine skeletal maturity using the Tanner-Whitehouse III (TW3) RUS technique. In boys, the mean skeletal maturity offset (bone age - chronological age) was -0.12 ± 0.19 years and 57.9% had delayed skeletal maturity compared to chronological age. Among those with delay…
The skeletal maturity of Australian children aged 10–13 years in 2016
2021
Skeletal maturity can be used as a biological indicator of the tempo of growth in children and adolescents. We present a description of skeletal maturity from a cohort of white Australian children and describe variation in skeletal maturity based on child age. Participants (n = 71; age 10.5–13.9 years) were recruited from the ‘Healthy, Active Preschool & Primary Years (HAPPY)’ study. Left hand-wrist radiographs were used to determine skeletal maturity using the Tanner-Whitehouse III (TW3) RUS technique. In boys, the mean skeletal maturity offset (bone age – chronological age) was −0.12 ± 0.19 years and 57.9% had delayed skeletal maturity compared to chronological age. Among those with d…