2024
Percent Final Height Is a Novel Method That Identifies Differences Between the Rate of Development in American Children of Different Races
Taylor T, Yang A, Lee T, Diejomaoh R, Bridges C, Kan J, Smith B, Cooperman D. Percent Final Height Is a Novel Method That Identifies Differences Between the Rate of Development in American Children of Different Races. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024, 44: e852-e857. PMID: 38938106, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHand X-raysLevel IVWhite patientsHispanic malesAsian femalesHispanic femalesStudent's t-testHispanic childrenWhite femalesWhite childrenRetrospective reviewFinal heightBlack patientsPatientsRadiographic Atlas of Skeletal DevelopmentTherapeutic Study Level IVSkeletal maturityYounger ageAsian childrenMonthsCaucasian ancestryStage 1T-testBlack malesMale
2018
A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur.
Knapik D, Sanders J, Gilmore A, Weber D, Cooperman D, Liu R. A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1106-1111. PMID: 30062944, PMCID: PMC6152884, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b8.bjj-2017-1489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyle bone ageDistal femoral physisBone ageFinal heightFemoral physisDistal femurSkeletal maturityChronological ageBone Joint JMean ageHealthy childrenRadiological assessmentSerial radiographsLinear regression analysisCentral peak valuePhysisAgeRegression analysisThree yearsRadiographsFemurGreulichGenderChildren
2017
The Uniform Pattern of Growth and Skeletal Maturation during the Human Adolescent Growth Spurt
Sanders JO, Qiu X, Lu X, Duren DL, Liu RW, Dang D, Menendez ME, Hans SD, Weber DR, Cooperman DR. The Uniform Pattern of Growth and Skeletal Maturation during the Human Adolescent Growth Spurt. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 16705. PMID: 29196711, PMCID: PMC5711808, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16996-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent growth spurtFinal heightGrowth spurtHealthy childrenSkeletal maturityPeak height velocityLongitudinal PopulationPeak Height Velocity TimingSkeletal maturationHeight velocityGrowth patternChild growthLongitudinal studyChildrenAdolescent growthFuture studiesAgeSpurtAmerican populationIndividual childrenDifferent agesSimilar patternNorth American populations