A STUDY OF BONE GROWTH IN NORMAL CHILDREN AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SKELETAL MATURATION

Abstract

1. A study of the average rate of growth of the legs and trunk of 202 normal average maturing children is presented.

2. The annual growth of the limbs and trunk was related to the skeletal age of each child, and the increments of growth per skeletal year subjected to statistical analysis.

3. Methods of growth prediction of leg length and mature height have been derived and the practical application of the investigation to orthopaedic surgery is discussed.