Skeletal age deviation assessed by the Tanner–Whitehouse 2 method is associated with bone mass and fracture risk in children
Jones G, Ma D. Skeletal age deviation assessed by the Tanner–Whitehouse 2 method is associated with bone mass and fracture risk in children. Bone 2005, 36: 352-357. PMID: 15780962, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkeletal age deviationBone mineral densityUpper limb fracture riskDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryFracture riskMetacarpal indexFracture casesPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyX-ray absorptiometrySkeletal ageMean skeletal ageStrength of associationBone healthHand fracturesBone massMineral densityTanner-Whitehouse 2 methodBone densityFracture associationBone strengthFemale childrenAge deviationAgeSignificant differences