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