Bone Age
Bone age assessment has a high importance in various situations as medical, surgical, forensic, and legal issues. Obviously, radiologists and orthopedists have a main role in the assessment of bone age. Nonetheless, patient management involves an inter-professional team, so it is crucial to know the basics for any specialist. Indications for such assessment include: endocrine/metabolic/pediatric conditions, bone malformations and skeletal dysplasias, computing the final height of healthy children, management of orthopedic conditions in children and adolescents, anthropology. Equipment- plain radiographs, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography. Anatomical segments with the best image based on age are: left hand and wrist radiograph (less than 18 yo), medial end of the clavicle (18-22 years). Find out more by the link!