Skeletal age determination in young children of Nawabshah

Skeletal age was determined in 323 normal children [172 males and 151 females] aged 1-8 years. The male children matured similar to Greulich - Pyle standards during first year and showed retardation after this age. The female children matured equal to Greulich -Pyle standards upto two years, after that period they showed retardation. The retardation was found generally in all the bones, but it was particularly more in carpal bones of both the sexes. This might be due to malnutrition, ill health or some other environmental factors, for which a longitudinal study is suggested