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
2016
Longitudinal radiographic behavior of accessory navicular in pediatric patients
Knapik DM, Guraya SS, Conry KT, Cooperman DR, Liu RW. Longitudinal radiographic behavior of accessory navicular in pediatric patients. Journal Of Children's Orthopaedics 2016, 10: 685-689. PMID: 27807730, PMCID: PMC5145827, DOI: 10.1007/s11832-016-0777-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccessory navicularFemale subjectsSkeletal maturityOverall incidenceMean agePediatric subjectsAge of fusionMedical chartsPediatric patientsPediatric populationCalcaneal apophysisRadiographic behaviorFusion rateNavicularNatural historyRadiographsIncidenceTime of fusionAgeSignificant differencesPatientsUnilateral radiographsSubjectsComparable levelsSerial images