A study on bone age in relation to adolescent growth spurt of the children in Chongqing / 重庆医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the relationship between the bone age and adolescent growth spurt(AGS),in order to establish a quantitative standard for determination of AGS of the children in Chongqing.Methods:Five hundred healthy children in Chongqing,aged from 7 to 16 years,were enrolled in this study.The bone ages were measured with CHN method in all children.Three phases of adolescent growth spurt were determined by Grave method in normal developing group.The range and median of the bone ages in every phase were analysed statistically by gender.Results:In Chongqing children,the accelerative phase of AGS started at 11.7 years for boys,and 9.5 for girls.The peak phase started at 14.2 years and 12.3 years for boys and girls respectively.The decelerative phase of AGS started at 15.9 years for boys and 14.8 years for girls.Conclusion:The assessment of bone ages provides a quantitative standard for determination of AGS,which is of help for orthopedists to determine the time of operation.