Binary and analogue markers of skeletal maturity: Clinical utility of the thenar and plantar sesamoids
Nicholson A, Sanders J, Liu R, Cooperman D. Binary and analogue markers of skeletal maturity: Clinical utility of the thenar and plantar sesamoids. Journal Of Children's Orthopaedics 2018, 12: 76-83. PMID: 29456758, PMCID: PMC5813129, DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.12.170192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkeletal maturityHeight velocityOssification centersSmall ossification centreCubic spline modelsSets of radiographsAnnual radiographsPhysical examinationHealthy childrenClinical utilitySanders stagesLeft handMaximum height velocitySesamoidsPlantarRadiographsThenarMarkersMorphological appearanceAge threeChildrenYearsVelocity of growthSpline modelPatients