Bone age

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A single PA view of the left wrist and hand is compared to the radiographic

(s/l atlas) of skeletal development by Greulich and Pyle. The bone age

corresponds to 10 years. The patient's chronologic age is 9 years 10 months.

One standard deviation is 10.8 months.

My question here would be radiographic " atlas " . I am familiar with Greulich

and Pyle as being the method by which skeletal maturation is

determined/evaluated; however, the " atlas " (as in map??) is throwing me. My

docs have never used this with reference to their bone age studies.

Could it be?

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Monday, October 18, 1999, 3:04:24 PM, Swatt7@... wrote:

Sac> A single PA view of the left wrist and hand is compared to the

Sac> radiographic (s/l atlas) of skeletal development by Greulich

Sac> and Pyle. The bone age corresponds to 10 years. The patient's

Sac> chronologic age is 9 years 10 months. One standard deviation is

Sac> 10.8 months.

Sac> My question here would be radiographic " atlas " . I am familiar

Sac> with Greulich and Pyle as being the method by which skeletal

Sac> maturation is determined/evaluated; however, the " atlas " (as in

Sac> map??) is throwing me. My docs have never used this with

Sac> reference to their bone age studies.

Sac> Could it be?

You betcha.

" Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist "

is the title of the text by the two above-named authors; I wasn't

familiar with it, either, but a web search on the key words brought

back scores of " hits, " all at college bookstores. :-)

Chuck

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