2018
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
2016
Axial and appendicular body proportions for evaluation of limb and trunk asymmetry
Weinberg DS, Liu RW, Li SQ, Sanders JO, Cooperman DR. Axial and appendicular body proportions for evaluation of limb and trunk asymmetry. Acta Orthopaedica 2016, 88: 1-7. PMID: 27998211, PMCID: PMC5385114, DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2016.1265876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine heightYears of ageHemi-hypertrophyHealthy childrenUpper extremityLower extremitiesHeight ratioTrunk asymmetryClinical measurementsClinical ratiosStudy periodBody proportionsChild growthLimbAsymmetric limbLongitudinal studyTotal arm lengthChildrenExtremitiesShort limbsDeficitsProportionYearsPatientsLong limbs