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Tiwari PK, Nayak AK, Verma A, Pandey SK, Mishra A, Devadas D, Yadav A, Gupta M. Greulich and Pyle atlas: a non-reliable skeletal maturity assessment method in the North Indian population. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2024; 20:106-116. [PMID: 37071347 DOI: 10.1007/s12024-023-00607-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Forensic age assessments are crucial in the evaluation of criminal responsibility and preventing false age claims. Of all the methods available, the Greulich and Pyle (GP) atlas is most commonly used for age estimation purposes. Therefore, the current study sought to analyze the reliability and applicability of the GP standard and, additionally, to determine any possible association between the socioeconomic status (SES), food habits, and estimated skeletal maturity in the North Indian population. The study included 627 (334 males and 293 females) healthy children up to 19 years of age with varying SES and food habits. The skeletal age (SA) was estimated by three different evaluators using the GP atlas. The chronological mean age (CA) and SA were compared in different age cohorts. A paired t-test and a Pearson chi-square test were applied to show the difference between CA and estimated SA and the association of skeletal maturity with SES and food habits. The estimated skeletal age in males was retarded by 0.142 years or 1.72 months (p ≤ 0.05), whereas in females, it was retarded by 0.259 years or 3.12 months (p ≤ 0.05). In males, the GP method has significantly underestimated SA in age cohorts 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, and 12-13, whereas it overestimated in 10-11 and 18-19 years. However, in females, the SA was significantly underestimated in age groups 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15, respectively. Estimated skeletal maturity had no significant association with SES and food habits. The current study concludes that the GP atlas may not be applicable to North India's population. The observed difference in assessed skeletal maturity may be due to geographical region, genetics, hormonal effects, etc., which require further investigation. Hence, population-specific standards are necessary to determine the bone age of Indian children accurately.
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- Praveen Kumar Tiwari
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Radiology and Radio-Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Bio-Statistic, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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Boitsios G, Saliba T, Aparisi Gómez MP, Simoni P. Does ethnicity influence bone health index in children? A pilot study. Pediatr Radiol 2024; 54:316-323. [PMID: 38227019 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05844-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Several pathological conditions can lead to variations in bone mineral content during growth. When assessing bone age, bone mineral content can be estimated without supplementary cost and irradiation. Manual assessment of bone quality using the Exton-Smith index (ESI) and automated assessment of the bone health index (BHI) provided by the BoneXpert® software are available but still not validated in different ethnic groups. OBJECTIVE Our aim is to provide normative values of the ESI and BHI for healthy European Caucasian and first-generation children of North Africans living in Europe. MATERIALS AND METHODS A sex- and aged-match population of 214 girls (107 European-Caucasian and 107 North African) and 220 boys (111 European-Caucasian and 109 North African) were retrospectively and consecutively included in the study. Normal radiographs of the left hand and wrist from healthy children were retrieved from those performed in a single institution from 2008 to 2017 to rule out a left-hand fracture. Radiographs were processed by BoneXpert® to obtain the BHI and BHI standard deviation score (SDS). One radiologist, blinded to BHI values, manually calculated ESI for each patient. The variability for both methods was assessed and compared using the standard deviation (SD) of the median (%) for each class of age and sex, and ESI and BHI trends were compared by sex and ethnic group. RESULTS The final population comprised 434 children ages 3 to 15 years (214 girls). Overall, BHI was lower in North African children (mean = 4.23 for girls and 4.17 in boys) than in European Caucasians (mean = 4.50 for girls and 4.68 in boys) (P < 0.001). Regardless of ethnicity, 29 girls (13.6%) and 34 boys (15.5%) had BHI more than 2 SD from the mean. While correlated to BHI, ESI has a higher variability than BHI and is more pronounced from 8-12 years for both sexes (mean ESI in European Caucasian girls and boys 17.47 and 20.87, respectively) (P < 0.001). ESI showed more than 15% variability in European girls from 8-12 years and a plateau in North African boys from 12 years to 16 years. However, the BHI has less than 15% variability regardless of age and ethnic group. CONCLUSION BHI may be a reliable tool to detect children with abnormal bone mineral content, with lower variability compared to ESI and with specific trends depending on sex and ethnicity.
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- Grammatina Boitsios
- Paediatric Imaging Department, Queen Fabiola Children's Hospital (HUDERF), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Jean Joseph Crocq 15, 1020, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Paediatric Imaging Department, Queen Fabiola Children's Hospital (HUDERF), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Jean Joseph Crocq 15, 1020, Brussels, Belgium
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- Paediatric Imaging Department, Queen Fabiola Children's Hospital (HUDERF), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Jean Joseph Crocq 15, 1020, Brussels, Belgium
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Martín Pérez SE, Martín Pérez IM, Vega González JM, Molina Suárez R, León Hernández C, Rodríguez Hernández F, Herrera Perez M. Precision and Accuracy of Radiological Bone Age Assessment in Children among Different Ethnic Groups: A Systematic Review. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:3124. [PMID: 37835867 PMCID: PMC10572703 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13193124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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AIM The aim was to identify, evaluate, and summarize the findings of relevant individual studies on the precision and accuracy of radiological BA assessment procedures among children from different ethnic groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS A qualitative systematic review was carried out following the MOOSE statement and previously registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023449512). A search was performed in MEDLINE (PubMed) (n = 561), the Cochrane Library (n = 261), CINAHL (n = 103), Web of Science (WOS) (n = 181), and institutional repositories (n = 37) using MeSH and free terms combined with the Booleans "AND" and "OR". NOS and ROBINS-E were used to assess the methodological quality and the risk of bias of the included studies, respectively. RESULTS A total of 51 articles (n = 20,100) on radiological BA assessment procedures were precise in terms of intra-observer and inter-observer reliability for all ethnic groups. In Caucasian and Hispanic children, the Greulich-Pyle Atlas (GPA) was accurate at all ages, but in youths, Tanner-Whitehouse radius-ulna-short bones 3 (TW3-RUS) could be an alternative. In Asian and Arab subjects, GPA and Tanner-Whitehouse 3 (TW3) overestimated the BA in adolescents near adulthood. In African youths, GPA overestimated the BA while TW3 was more accurate. CONCLUSION GPA and TW3 radiological BA assessment procedures are both precise but their accuracy in estimating CA among children of different ethnic groups can be altered by racial bias.
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- Sebastián Eustaquio Martín Pérez
- Departamento de Farmacología y Medicina Física, Área de Radiología y Medicina Física, Sección de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; (I.M.M.P.); (F.R.H.)
- Escuela de Doctorado y Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 38203 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Canarias, 38300 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología y Medicina Física, Área de Radiología y Medicina Física, Sección de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; (I.M.M.P.); (F.R.H.)
- Escuela de Doctorado y Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 38203 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38230 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain;
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Pediatric Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 38320 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain;
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Informática y de Sistemas, Universidad de La Laguna, Apdo. 456, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España;
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- Departamento de Farmacología y Medicina Física, Área de Radiología y Medicina Física, Sección de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; (I.M.M.P.); (F.R.H.)
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- School of Medicine (Health Sciences), Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain;
- Foot and Ankle Unit, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 38320 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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Erbaş İM, Ölmez Z, Paketçi A, Demir K, Böber E, Abacı A. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Adult Height Prediction Methods in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency. Endocr Res 2021; 46:140-147. [PMID: 33900130 DOI: 10.1080/07435800.2021.1916029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Background: In patients with growth hormone (GH) deficiency, the prediction of adult height before initiation of GH treatment can be helpful to guide clinicians and families. However, data regarding the effectiveness of prediction methods in such patients are limited.Objective: We aimed to investigate the accuracy of the three most used adult height prediction methods [Bayley-Pinneau (BP), Roche-Wainer-Thissen (RWT), and Tanner-Whitehouse 2 (TW2)] by comparing their results with the near-adult height (NAH) data of children treated with GH.Methods: A single-center retrospective study was conducted including patients treated with somatotropin due to GH deficiency. Bone age radiographs were reread by three authors. Adult height predictions were made using BP, RWT, and TW2 methods for each patient.Results: Forty-nine patients with GH deficiency [median age at diagnosis 10.8 (9.2-12.0) years, 63.3% girls, 69.4% prepubertal] were included. Median differences between predicted adult height (PAH) and NAH standard deviation (SD) scores were -0.5, 0.0, and 0.3 for BP, RWT, and TW2 methods, respectively. The rates of PAH within ±1 SD score of NAH were 54.7%, 62.3%, and 77.4% for BP, TW2, and RWT methods, respectively. RWT was the most accurate method in girls, however, it showed a similar efficiency with TW2 in prepubertal patients or those with delayed bone age between 1-2 years, independent of gender.Conclusions: We found that RWT and TW2 methods may be preferable rather than the BP method for predicting adult height in patients with a diagnosis of GH deficiency.
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- İbrahim Mert Erbaş
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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Cavallo F, Mohn A, Chiarelli F, Giannini C. Evaluation of Bone Age in Children: A Mini-Review. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:580314. [PMID: 33777857 PMCID: PMC7994346 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.580314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bone age represents a common index utilized in pediatric radiology and endocrinology departments worldwide for the definition of skeletal maturity for medical and non-medical purpose. It is defined by the age expressed in years that corresponds to the level of maturation of bones. Although several bones have been studied to better define bone age, the hand and wrist X-rays are the most used images. In fact, the images obtained by hand and wrist X-ray reflect the maturity of different types of bones of the skeletal segment evaluated. This information, associated to the characterization of the shape and changes of bone components configuration, represent an important factor of the biological maturation process of a subject. Bone age may be affected by several factors, including gender, nutrition, as well as metabolic, genetic, and social factors and either acute and chronic pathologies especially hormone alteration. As well several differences can be characterized according to the numerous standardized methods developed over the past decades. Therefore, the complete characterization of the main methods and procedure available and particularly of all their advantages and disadvantages need to be known in order to properly utilized this information for all its medical and non-medical main fields of application.
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- Federica Cavallo
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Tiwari PK, Gupta M, Verma A, Pandey S, Nayak A. Applicability of the Greulich-Pyle Method in Assessing the Skeletal Maturity of Children in the Eastern Utter Pradesh (UP) Region: A Pilot Study. Cureus 2020; 12:e10880. [PMID: 33178532 PMCID: PMC7652372 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background In forensic proficiency, the distinct model applied for age estimation includes physical examination, i.e., evaluation of somatic maturity and post pubescence peculiarities, dental development, and radiological assessment of skeletal maturity usually of the hand and wrist. The Greulich and Pyle (GP) method of skeletal age (SA) determination is considered quicker and easier with a lower error percentage of prediction. The specificity and applicability of the GP atlas have been recapitulated in many studies. This study aims to assess the applicability and reproducibility of the GP atlas on a sample of the eastern Utter Pradesh (UP) population. Results Considering the whole study population, the SA of the male subjects was retarded by 0.89 years or 9.03 months, whereas the SA of females were retarded by 0.36 years or 4.33 months than the chronological age, respectively. Conclusion According to this study, it is concluded that the GP atlas may not be applicable for both males and females in the eastern Uttar Pradesh region. The factors responsible for delayed skeletal growth and maturation may vary depending on demographics, ethnicity, and genetics. Further, a detailed study will be conclusive on a greater population size assessing more accurate and precise insights on the applicability and reproducibility of GP atlas.
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- Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, IND
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- Radiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, IND
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- Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, IND
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- Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, IND
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Gerges M, Eng H, Chhina H, Cooper A. Modernization of bone age assessment: comparing the accuracy and reliability of an artificial intelligence algorithm and shorthand bone age to Greulich and Pyle. Skeletal Radiol 2020; 49:1449-1457. [PMID: 32328674 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-020-03429-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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UNLABELLED Greulich and Pyle (GP) is one of the most common methods to determine bone age from hand radiographs. In recent years, new methods were developed to increase the efficiency in bone age analysis like the shorthand bone age (SBA) and automated artificial intelligence algorithms. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of these two methods and examine if the reduction in analysis time compromises their efficacy. METHODS Two hundred thirteen males and 213 females had their bone age determined by two separate raters using the SBA and GP methods. Three weeks later, the two raters repeated the analysis of the radiographs. The raters timed themselves using an online stopwatch. De-identified radiographs were securely uploaded to an automated algorithm developed by a group of radiologists in Toronto. The gold standard was determined to be the radiology report attached to each radiograph, written by experienced radiologists using GP. RESULTS Intraclass correlation between each method and the gold standard fell within the range of 0.8-0.9, highlighting significant agreement. Most of the comparisons showed a statistically significant difference between the new methods and the gold standard; however, it may not be clinically significant as it ranges between 0.25 and 0.5 years. A bone age is considered clinically abnormal if it falls outside 2 standard deviations of the chronological age; standard deviations are calculated and provided in GP atlas. CONCLUSION The shorthand bone age method and the automated algorithm produced values that are in agreement with the gold standard while reducing analysis time.
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- Mina Gerges
- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Department of Orthopaedics, BC Children's Hospital, 1D 64 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada
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- Department of Orthopaedics, BC Children's Hospital, 1D 64 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada.
- Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Boeyer ME, Leary EV, Sherwood RJ, Duren DL. Evidence of the non-linear nature of skeletal maturation. Arch Dis Child 2020; 105:631-638. [PMID: 31974297 PMCID: PMC7592265 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess longitudinal trajectories of skeletal maturation to determine if children exhibit periods of rapid maturation during normal childhood and adolescence. DESIGN Retrospective longitudinal study. PATIENTS 345 participants, with an average of 25 assessments per participant, between 3 and 20 years of age from the Fels Longitudinal Study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE s : Chronological age (ie, timing) and rate (ie, tempo) of skeletal maturation, as assessed by the Fels Method, at each maturational milestone, as well as the duration of time spent between any two milestones, were calculated for each participant-specific maturational trajectory and compared between three unique, non-linear maturational trajectory types. RESULTS More than 81% of participants exhibited a rapid period of skeletal maturation during childhood and/or adolescence, most of whom were characterised by a single maturational spurt during adolescence. Participants with only a single adolescent spurt in skeletal maturation reach adolescent onset and peak approximately 2.8 and 4.2 years earlier, respectively, in boys (p<0.001) and girls (p<0.001), than when compared with participants with both childhood and adolescent spurts. Differences in the timing and tempo of maturational milestones were driven primarily by trajectory type. CONCLUSIONS Rapid changes in skeletal maturation occur during normal childhood and/or adolescence, indicating the presence of a maturational spurt: a developmental phenomenon that has remained largely uncharacterised. This work highlights patterned changes in the timing, tempo and duration of longitudinal skeletal maturation while simultaneously shifting the paradigm that skeletal maturation progresses linearly.
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- Melanie E Boeyer
- Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
- Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
- Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
- Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
- Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Alshamrani K, Hewitt A, Offiah A. Applicability of two bone age assessment methods to children from Saudi Arabia. Clin Radiol 2020; 75:156.e1-156.e9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Makaremi M, Lacaule C, Mohammad-Djafari A. Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence for the Determination of the Cervical Vertebra Maturation Degree from Lateral Radiography. ENTROPY 2019. [PMCID: PMC7514567 DOI: 10.3390/e21121222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Deep Learning (DL) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have shown great success in different areas of medical diagnostics. In this paper, we show another success in orthodontics. In orthodontics, the right treatment timing of many actions and operations is crucial because many environmental and genetic conditions may modify jaw growth. The stage of growth is related to the Cervical Vertebra Maturation (CVM) degree. Thus, determining the CVM to determine the suitable timing of the treatment is important. In orthodontics, lateral X-ray radiography is used to determine it. Many classical methods need knowledge and time to look and identify some features. Nowadays, ML and AI tools are used for many medical and biological diagnostic imaging. This paper reports on the development of a Deep Learning (DL) Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) method to determine (directly from images) the degree of maturation of CVM classified in six degrees. The results show the performances of the proposed method in different contexts with different number of images for training, evaluation and testing and different pre-processing of these images. The proposed model and method are validated by cross validation. The implemented software is almost ready for use by orthodontists.
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- Masrour Makaremi
- Department of Orthodontics, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France; (M.M.); (C.L.)
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- Department of Orthodontics, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France; (M.M.); (C.L.)
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- International Science Consulting and Training (ISCT), 91440 Bures-sur-Yvette, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-6-2295-4233
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Alshamrani K, Offiah AC. Applicability of two commonly used bone age assessment methods to twenty-first century UK children. Eur Radiol 2019; 30:504-513. [PMID: 31372785 PMCID: PMC6890594 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06300-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Objectives To assess the effect of secular change on skeletal maturation and thus on the applicability of the Greulich and Pyle (G&P) and Tanner and Whitehouse (TW3) methods. Methods BoneXpert was used to assess bone age from 392 hand trauma radiographs (206 males, 257 left). The paired sample t test was performed to assess the difference between mean bone age (BA) and mean chronological age (CA). ANOVA was used to assess the differences between groups based on socioeconomic status (taken from the Index of Multiple Deprivation). Results CA ranged from 2 to 15 years for females and 2.5 to 15 years for males. Numbers of children living in low, average and high socioeconomic areas were 216 (55%), 74 (19%) and 102 (26%) respectively. We found no statistically significant difference between BA and CA when using G&P. However, using TW3, CA was underestimated in females beyond the age of 3 years, with significant differences between BA and CA (− 0.43 years, SD 1.05, p = < 0.001) but not in males (0.01 years, SD 0.97, p = 0.76). Of the difference in females, 17.8% was accounted for by socioeconomic status. Conclusion No significant difference exists between BoneXpert-derived BA and CA when using the G&P atlas in our study population. There was a statistically significant underestimation of BoneXpert-derived BA compared with CA in females when using TW3, particularly in those from low and average socioeconomic backgrounds. Secular change has not led to significant advancement in skeletal maturation within our study population. Key Points • The Greulich and Pyle method can be applied to the present-day United Kingdom (UK) population. • The Tanner and Whitehouse (TW3) method consistently underestimates the age of twenty-first century UK females by an average of 5 months. • Secular change has not advanced skeletal maturity of present-day UK children compared with those of the mid-twentieth century. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00330-019-06300-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Khalaf Alshamrani
- Department of Oncology & Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. .,College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia. .,Academic Unit of Child Health, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Damer Street Building, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK.
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- Department of Oncology & Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
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Alshamrani K, Messina F, Offiah AC. Is the Greulich and Pyle atlas applicable to all ethnicities? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Radiol 2019; 29:2910-2923. [PMID: 30617474 PMCID: PMC6510872 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5792-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the Greulich and Pyle (G&P) atlas is applicable when applied to populations of different ethnicity. METHODS A systematic review of studies published between 1959 and 15th February 2017 identified from the Embase, MEDLINE and Cochrane databases was undertaken. Quality of the studies was assessed using the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence tool. Meta-analysis used mean differences and standard deviations as summary statistics for the difference between bone age (BA) and chronological age (CA). RESULTS A total of 49 studies were included of which 27 (55%) were related to Caucasian populations. Of the 49 eligible studies, 35 were appropriate for further meta-analysis. In African females, meta-analysis showed a significant mean difference between BA and CA of 0.37 years (95% CI 0.04, 0.69). In Asian males, meta-analysis showed significant differences between BA and CA of -1.08, -1.35, -1.07, -0.80 and 0.50 years for chronological ages of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 17 years, respectively. Meta-analysis showed no significant differences between BA and CA in African males, Asian females, Caucasians and Hispanics. CONCLUSIONS The G&P standard is imprecise and should be used with caution when applied to Asian male and African female populations, particularly when aiming to determine chronological age for forensic/legal purposes. KEY POINTS • In African females, bone age is significantly advanced when compared to the G&P standard. • In Asian males, bone age is significantly delayed between 6 and 9 years old inclusive and significantly advanced at 17 years old when compared to the G&P standard. • The G&P atlas should be used with caution when applied to Asian and African populations, particularly when aiming to determine chronological age for forensic/legal purposes.
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- Khalaf Alshamrani
- Department of Oncology & Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
- College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia.
- Academic Unit of Child Health, Damer Street Building, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK.
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Oncology & Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Academic Unit of Child Health, Damer Street Building, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TH, UK
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BACKGROUND Understanding skeletal maturity is important in the management of idiopathic scoliosis. Iliac apophysis, triradiate cartilage, hand, and calcaneal ossification patterns have previously been described to assess both peak height velocity (PHV) and percent growth remaining; however, these markers may not be present on standard spine radiographs. The purpose of this study was to describe a novel maturity assessment method based on proximal humeral epiphyseal ossification patterns. METHODS Ninety-four children were followed at least annually throughout growth with serial radiographs and physical examinations. The PHV of each child was determined by measuring the change in height observed at each visit and adjusting for the interval between visits. Percent growth remaining was determined by comparing current to final standing height. The humeral head periphyseal ossification was grouped into stages by 8 investigators ranging from medical student to attending surgeon. RESULTS The morphologic changes involving the proximal humeral physis were categorized into 5 stages based on development of the humeral head epiphysis and fusion of the lateral margin of the physis. Our novel classification scheme was well distributed around the PHV and reliably correlated with age of peak growth and percent growth remaining with >70% nonoverlapping interquartile ranges. Furthermore, the scheme was extremely reliable with intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.96 and 0.95 for intraobserver and interobserver comparisons, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The humeral head classification system described here was strongly correlated with age of PHV as well as percentage growth remaining. Furthermore, the staging system was extremely reliable in both interobserver and intraobserver correlations suggesting that it can be easily generalized. CLINICAL RELEVANCE As a view of the humeral head is almost always present on standard scoliosis spine x-ray at our institution, our classification can be easily adapted by surgeons to gain additional insight into skeletal maturity of patients with scoliosis. We believe that our method will significantly improve the evaluation of the child with scoliosis without increasing radiation exposure, time, or cost.
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Tsehay B, Afework M, Mesifin M. Assessment of Reliability of Greulich and Pyle (GP) Method for Determination of Age of Children at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, East Gojjam Zone. Ethiop J Health Sci 2018; 27:631-640. [PMID: 29487472 PMCID: PMC5811942 DOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v27i6.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Greulich and Pyle standards are the most widely used age estimation standards all over the world. The applicability of the Greulich and Pyle standards to populations which differ from their reference population is often questioned. This study aimed to assess the reliability of Greulich and Pyle (GP) method for determination of age of children at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Subjects and Methods Hospital based cross sectional study design was applied to children who came to Debre Markos Referral Hospital from May to October 2015 and fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and medcalc version 15 softwares. Significance was set at α = 0.05. Results A total of 108 radiographs were analyzed. Chronological age in most of the children was under estimated. The mean under-estimation was 11.8 months in the female sample and 8.7 months in the male sample. Greulich and Pyle method became inapplicable for the sample at 16 years for females and 16.5 years for males and later. Delay in skeletal maturation was observed in both sexes, but the females in the sample matured earlier than the males. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest against the applicability of GP atlas which were not directly applicable to an East Gojjam Zone population. Large scale studies should be planned and nationwide guideline, and atlas which can easily be used throughout the country should be developed.
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- Binalfew Tsehay
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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- Department of Anatomy, Addiss Ababa University, Addiss Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.,Department of Anatomy, Addiss Ababa University, Addiss Ababa, Ethiopia.,Department of Radiology, Debre Markos Referal Hospital, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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Nicholson AD, Sanders JO, Liu RW, Cooperman DR. Binary and analogue markers of skeletal maturity: clinical utility of the thenar and plantar sesamoids. J Child Orthop 2018; 12:76-83. [PMID: 29456758 PMCID: PMC5813129 DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.12.170192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We investigate the thenar and plantar sesamoids as markers of skeletal maturity, and grade appearance using two scales, a binary system (absent or present), and an analogue system that relies upon judging regular changes in morphological appearance. METHODS We studied 94 healthy children (49 female and 45 male patients) between ages three and 18 years who had approximately 700 serially acquired sets of radiographs and physical examinations. The children had at least annual radiographs taken of the left hand and left foot. Velocity of growth was calculated and curves were fit to a cubic spline model to determine age of maximum height velocity, or peak height velocity (PHV). Appearance of the plantar and thenar sesamoids was recorded using a binary system classifying the sesamoids as absent or present and an analogue system classifying the sesamoid as absent, present as a small ossification centre or larger than a small ossification centre. RESULTS The plantar sesamoids appear 1.67 years before PHV and reach mature size 1.02 years after PHV. The thenar sesamoids appear 0.32 years before PHV and reach mature size 2.25 years after PHV. The plantar sesamoids are present and thenar sesamoids are absent at a mean 1.5 years prior to PHV. No patients had the thenar sesamoids present while the plantar sesamoids were absent. CONCLUSION As binary markers, when the plantar and thenar sesamoids are considered together it is possible to localize maturity. As analogue markers, they offer more information. The sesamoids also allow clarification of the calcaneal and Sanders stages. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Not Applicable.
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- A. D. Nicholson
- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA,Correspondence should be sent to A. D. Nicholson, 123 York St., Apt.4G, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States. E-mail:
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Bunch PM, Altes TA, McIlhenny J, Patrie J, Gaskin CM. Skeletal development of the hand and wrist: digital bone age companion-a suitable alternative to the Greulich and Pyle atlas for bone age assessment? Skeletal Radiol 2017; 46:785-793. [PMID: 28343328 PMCID: PMC5393285 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-017-2616-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess reader performance and subjective workflow experience when reporting bone age studies with a digital bone age reference as compared to the Greulich and Pyle atlas (G&P). We hypothesized that pediatric radiologists would achieve equivalent results with each method while digital workflow would improve speed, experience, and reporting quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS IRB approval was obtained for this HIPAA-compliant study. Two pediatric radiologists performed research interpretations of bone age studies randomized to either the digital (Digital Bone Age Companion, Oxford University Press) or G&P method, generating reports to mimic clinical workflow. Bone age standard selection, interpretation-reporting time, and user preferences were recorded. Reports were reviewed for typographical or speech recognition errors. Comparisons of agreement were conducted by way of Fisher's exact tests. Interpretation-reporting times were analyzed on the natural logarithmic scale via a linear mixed model and transformed to the geometric mean. Subjective workflow experience was compared with an exact binomial test. Report errors were compared via a paired random permutation test. RESULTS There was no difference in bone age determination between atlases (p = 0.495). The interpretation-reporting time (p < 0.001) was significantly faster with the digital method. The faculty indicated preference for the digital atlas (p < 0.001). Signed reports had fewer errors with the digital atlas (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Bone age study interpretations performed with the digital method were similar to those performed with the Greulich and Pyle atlas. The digital atlas saved time, improved workflow experience, and reduced reporting errors relative to the Greulich and Pyle atlas when integrated into electronic workflow.
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- Paul M. Bunch
- grid.32224.35Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- grid.134936.aDepartment of Radiology, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212 USA
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- grid.412587.dDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800170, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- grid.412587.dDepartment of Health Evaluation Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800717, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- grid.412587.dDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800170, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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Tisè M, Ferrante L, Mora S, Tagliabracci A. A biochemical approach for assessing cutoffs at the age thresholds of 14 and 18 years: a pilot study on the applicability of bone specific alkaline phosphatase on an Italian sample. Int J Legal Med 2016; 130:1149-1158. [PMID: 27169674 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-016-1382-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The majority of age estimation methods analyze morphological changes of specific skeletal (or dental) structures reflecting global bone development (biological parameter) in order to estimate a chronological value. This morphological and structural development is the consequence of a very active tissue metabolism and intensive modeling process which involve both bone formation and bone resorption. Several biochemical markers of bone formation and bone resorption are available, and specific biochemical tests can be performed on blood or urine samples, but such markers of bone turnover have never been employed for age estimation in living individuals for forensic purposes. The aim of this study was to ascertain the applicability of serum bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) concentration in the age estimation for forensic purposes. We focused on the legal age thresholds of 14 and 18 years (LAT) because, in Italy, the former is considered the minimum age for criminal responsibility and the latter defines adult age and the possibility of applying general criminal laws. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study analyzed, from a forensic point of view, BALP and Tanner stages of 202 healthy white individuals (116 females and 86 males) between the ages of 10 and 30 years. We derived a linear logistic model to estimate the probability that an individual was older or younger than LAT using two variables: BALP concentration and Tanner stages. The predictive accuracy of the test was assessed by the determination of the receiver-operating characteristic curve (ROC curve). The test was performed to identify a threshold (cutoff) that could be used to assign an individual to the population of those younger or older than LAT. RESULTS ROC curve showed that the use of both serum BALP concentration and Tanner stages has a very good level of reliability in age assessment (the area under the ROC curve, AUC, ranged from 0.918 to 0.962). Best results were obtained in the assessment of male over 18 years of age (sensibility and specificity respectively of 0.90 and 0.93 with an accuracy of 0.92). Worst results were obtained in the assessment of female over 18 years of age (sensibility and specificity respectively of 0.87 and 0.82 with an accuracy of 0.84). We also calculated the probability of the correctness in the age estimation. CONCLUSION The results showed that the use of serum BALP concentration in the age assessment could be a promising and integrative method to established ones, but more research has to be done to validate the value of the proposed method in the forensic practice.
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- Marco Tisè
- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60020, Torrette di Ancona, Italy
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- Center of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Medical Information Technology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60020, Torrette di Ancona, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60020, Torrette di Ancona, Italy.
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Mohammed RB, Rao DS, Goud AS, Sailaja S, Thetay AAR, Gopalakrishnan M. Is Greulich and Pyle standards of skeletal maturation applicable for age estimation in South Indian Andhra children? J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2015; 7:218-25. [PMID: 26229357 PMCID: PMC4517325 DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.160031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction: Now-a-day age determination has gained importance for various forensic and legal reasons. Skeletal age (SA) of a test population can be estimated by comparing with established standards of Greulich and Pyle (G-P). As this atlas has been prepared using data from upper-class children born between 1917 and 1942 in the USA and the applicability of these standards to contemporary populations has yet to be tested on Andhra children living in India. Hence, this study was aimed to assess the reliability of bone age calculated by G-P atlas in estimation of age in selected population. Materials and Methods: A total of 660 children (330 girls, 330 boys) between ages 9 and 20 years were randomly selected from outpatient Department of Oral Medicine in GITAM Dental College, Andhra Pradesh. Digital hand-wrist radiographs were obtained and assessed for SA using G-P atlas and the difference between estimated SA and chronological age (CA) were compared with paired t-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results: G-P method underestimated the SA by 0.23 ± 1.53 years for boys and overestimated SA by 0.02 ± 2 years in girls and mild underestimation was noted in the total sample of about 0.1 ± 1.78 years. Spearman rank test showed significant correlation between SA and CA (r = 0.86; P < 0.001). Conclusion: This study concluded that G-P standards were reliable in assessing age in South Indian Andhra children of age 9–20 years with unknown CA.
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- Rezwana Begum Mohammed
- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Periodontics, GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Periodontics, Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
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Gungor OE, Celikoglu M, Kale B, Gungor AY, Sari Z. The reliability of the Greulich and Pyle atlas when applied to a Southern Turkish population. Eur J Dent 2015; 9:251-254. [PMID: 26038659 PMCID: PMC4439855 DOI: 10.4103/1305-7456.156846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of Greulich and Pyle (GP) method for Southern Turkish population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hand and wrist radiographs of 535 patients (276 females, 259 males aged from 10 to 18 years) selected retrospectively from the archive. Skeletal age (SA) estimation was performed according to GP atlas. The chronological age (CA) and SA were compared using the Paired t-test. RESULTS The mean difference between the CA and SA ranged from 0.07 to 1.11 years. These differences between the CA and estimated SA were statistically significant in group I (10-10.90 years) (P < 0.001), group II (11-11.90 years) (P < 0.050), group III (12-12.90 years) (P < 0.001), group IV (13-13.90 years) (P < 0.010), and group V (14-14.90 years) (P < 0.001) for females. The mean difference between the CA and SA ranged from -0.41 to -1.79 years for females. These differences between the CA and estimated SA were statistically significant in all age groups. CONCLUSIONS Statistically significant differences were found in the CA and SA assessed by GP method for the Southern Turkish sample. SA was significantly over-predicted in the 10-15 year ages in males and for 10-18 year ages for females. It is appropriate to use GP method in Southern Turkish children; however, a revision is needed for better results and to minimize the mistakes.
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- Ozge Erken Gungor
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkiye
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkiye
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkiye
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkiye
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkiye
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De Sanctis V, Di Maio S, Soliman AT, Raiola G, Elalaily R, Millimaggi G. Hand X-ray in pediatric endocrinology: Skeletal age assessment and beyond. Indian J Endocrinol Metab 2014; 18:S63-S71. [PMID: 25538880 PMCID: PMC4266871 DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.145076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Skeletal age assessment (SAA) is a clinical procedure which is used in determining the SA of children and adolescents. Bone development is influenced by a number of factors, including nutrition, hormonal secretions, and genetics. There are several factors to be borne in mind when using methods of assessing skeletal maturity. These include: Variability among methods, degree of variability in the estimation of skeletal maturation, sources of low accuracy, and dispersion of the values of skeletal maturation. Currently, the main clinical methods for SAA are the Greulich and Pyle (GP) and Tanner and Whitehouse (TW) methods. The GP method has the advantage of being quick and easy to use. A well-trained radiologist takes few minutes to determine the bone age (BA) from a single hand radiograph. The method of TW, however, seems to be more reliable than the GP method. In recent years, the increasing speed in computer sciences and reduction of their cost has given the opportunity to create and use computerized BA estimation system. Despite the fact that the number of automated systems for BAA have increased, most are still within the experimental phase. The use of automated BA determination system, cleared for clinical use in Europe (BoneXpert), has been validated for various ethnicities and children with endocrine disorders. Ultrasound imaging has some limitations that include operator dependence, lower intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of assessment and difficulties with standardization of documentation and imaging transfer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is noninvasive alternative tool for SA assessment in children. However, few studies have been reported on this topic, and further research is needed to evaluate the reliability and validity of MRI BAAs. In conclusion, at present radiographic methods for the assessment of BA remain the gold standards. Whatever method one adopts, it is essential to minimize the causes of imprecision by taking care to consider the quality of the X-ray. Moreover, it is imperative to assume a correct hand positioning because poor positioning can change the appearance of some bones. It is also preferable to employ scoring methods to these techniques and percentiles rather than BA in years and months. In addition, the possible differences in maturation among different population should be kept in mind.
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- Vincenzo De Sanctis
- Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Alexandria University Children's Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Paediatrics, Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Primary Health Care, AbuNakhla Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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Can the Greulich and Pyle method be used on French contemporary individuals? Int J Legal Med 2014; 129:171-7. [PMID: 24898190 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-014-1028-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Forensic age estimation of living individuals has become increasingly important in forensic practice with the constant increase of migration movements to developed countries. The method of Greulich and Pyle is one of the most frequently used methods for age determination. The aim of our study was to verify the reliability of this method on a French contemporary population. We retrospectively analyzed 190 frontal hand and wrist radiographs of living subjects aged between 10 and 19 years (100 males and 90 females) performed in the Radiology Department of the University Hospital of Tours. These radiographs were compared with the Greulich and Pyle atlas to determine the skeletal age (SA) and to compare it to the chronological age (CA). We calculated the coefficient of correlation and the coefficient of determination for each sex group. The SA of our subjects was also inserted in the graphs provided by Greulich and Pyle in their atlas. Intra- and inter-observer variabilities were good, demonstrating the reproducibility and repeatability of the method. The correlation coefficients were high (0.98 for males and 0.93 for females) and comparable with published data. The mean difference between CA and SA was -2.29 months for males and -6.44 months for females, showing an overestimation of CA for both sexes. No statistical difference was found between CA and SA for both male and female samples. We concluded that the method of Greulich and Pyle can be used on a contemporary French population but not without caution because of a tendency for this method to overestimate age. A fully developed hand and wrist does not allow to state that the 18th year of life is completed beyond a reasonable doubt. We recommend using it in association with other methods.
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Mansourvar M, Ismail MA, Raj RG, Kareem SA, Aik S, Gunalan R, Antony CD. The applicability of Greulich and Pyle atlas to assess skeletal age for four ethnic groups. J Forensic Leg Med 2013; 22:26-9. [PMID: 24485416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2013.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, determination of skeletal age, defined as the assessment of bone age, has rapidly become an important task between forensic experts and radiologists. The Greulich-Pyle (GP) atlas is one of the most frequently used methods for the assessment of skeletal age around the world. After presentation of the GP approach for the estimation of the bone age, much research has been conducted to examine the usability of this method in various geographic or ethnic categories. This study investigates on a small-scale and compares the reliability of the GP atlas for assessment of the bone age for four ethnic groups - Asian, African/American, Caucasian and Hispanic - for a different range of ages. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plain radiographs of 184 left hands and wrists for males from the healthy sample between 1 to 18 years of age for four ethnic groups were taken. The skeletal age (SA) was estimated by a radiologist using the GP atlas. The blind method was utilized. The mean (SA) results were compared with mean chronological ages (CA) for the separate ethnic groups. SPSS was used to conduct the analysis and the paired t-test was applied to show the difference between the mean CA and mean SA achieved from the GP atlas. RESULTS The results from the GP atlas were compared to the CA of the samples. In Asian subjects the mean difference was 0.873 years. The GP atlas showed delayed bone age at 2-7 ages (from 0.2 to 2.3 year) and then advanced bone age for age 8. In the African/American subjects the difference between CA and SA was statistically significant (P-value = 0.048). The mean difference in the Caucasian and Hispanic subjects reflects no considerable distinction with a standard deviation (SD) of 0.3088 and 0.3766, respectively, (P-value >0.05 for both groups). CONCLUSION According to the present study, it is concluded that although the GP atlas is reliable for Caucasian and Hispanic ethnic groups it is not applicable for other ethnic groups for different ranges of age, especially in the sample of the male African/American group from 8 years to 15 years and Asian during childhood. Although it is not clear whether the other references are more useful than this standard, we believe that some enhancement is vital for the GP atlas to obtain more consistent results.
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- Marjan Mansourvar
- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Hackman L, Black S. The reliability of the Greulich and Pyle atlas when applied to a modern Scottish population. J Forensic Sci 2012; 58:114-9. [PMID: 23061975 PMCID: PMC3781705 DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02294.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 12/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study examines the reliability of age estimation utilizing the Greulich and Pyle atlas in relation to a modern Scottish population. A total of 406 left-hand/wrist radiographs (157 females and 249 males) were age-assessed using the Greulich and Pyle atlas. Analysis showed that there was a strong correlation between chronological age and estimated age (females R(2) = 0.939, males R(2) = 0.940). When age groups were broken down into year cohorts, the atlas over-aged females from birth until 13 years of age. The pattern for males showed that the atlas under-estimated age until 13 years of age after which point it consistently over-aged boys between 13 and 17 years of age. This study showed that the Greulich and Pyle atlas can be applied to a modern population but would recommend that any analysis takes into account the potential for over- and under-aging shown in this study.
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- Lucina Hackman
- Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
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Soudack M, Ben-Shlush A, Jacobson J, Raviv-Zilka L, Eshed I, Hamiel O. Bone age in the 21st century: is Greulich and Pyle's atlas accurate for Israeli children? Pediatr Radiol 2012; 42:343-8. [PMID: 22237478 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2302-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The applicability today of Greulich and Pyle's Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist (G&P) is uncertain. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether G&P is accurate in Israeli children today. MATERIALS AND METHODS Left-hand radiographs of 679 children (375 boys) ranging in age from 1 day to 18 years old were obtained for trauma in the period 2001-2009 and were evaluated for bone age according to G&P. Individual bone age was plotted against calendar age and smoothed to obtain the association between calendar age and bone age. Any difference was assessed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test. RESULTS In girls, there was no significant difference between bone age and calendar age (P = 0.188). G&P underestimated bone age in boys <15 years old (median difference, 2.3 months; P < 0.0001) and overestimated bone age in boys ≥15 years old (median difference, 2.9 months; P = 0.0043). The largest median difference (5.4 months; P = 0.0003) was seen in boys 6-10 years old. CONCLUSION The differences between calendar age and bone age according to G&P were relatively small compared with normal variance and are unlikely to be of clinical importance.
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- Michalle Soudack
- Pediatric Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel.
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Pechnikova M, Gibelli D, De Angelis D, de Santis F, Cattaneo C. The "blind age assessment": applicability of Greulich and Pyle, Demirjian and Mincer aging methods to a population of unknown ethnic origin. Radiol Med 2011; 116:1105-14. [PMID: 21643635 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-011-0694-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Age estimation is one of the most crucial issues in case of unknown deceased as well as in the living and is very frequently of radiological interest. Three methods for age estimation have been designated as the most reliable among the others: Greulich and Pyle, Demirjian and Mincer. The literature provides several studies concerning their applicability in different geographic contexts. However, not always can ancestry be ascertained, for example, in the case of badly preserved corpses. In these cases, age assessment must be performed without the corrections suggested by the literature for different ethnic groups. One may therefore wonder how reliable the result of age assessment performed without knowing the racial group to which the subject belongs may be. This study aimed at testing the applicability of the Greulich and Pyle Atlas, the Demirjian and the Mincer methods on a mixed population to compare skeletal and dental methods of age estimation. MATERIALS AND METHODS X-ray films of 167 subjects aged between 4 and 31 years from more than 18 countries were recruited. One hundred and nine orthopantomographs (OPG) of children aged between 4 and 15.5 years were evaluated by Demirjian's method; whenever the highest Demirjian score was reached (31 cases), the Mincer method was applied. The skeletal maturation of 54 subjects aged between 7 and 19 years was determined by the Greulich and Pyle method. RESULTS The lowest average variance from chronological age was shown by the Greulich and Pyle method, followed by Demirjian. The Mincer method showed very high mean variances. CONCLUSIONS Mean variances from the different methods do not significantly differ from data reported in the literature and demonstrate that the reliability of Demirjian, and Greulich and Pyle as they stand may be applied satisfactorily to remains or individuals of unknown ethnic origin.
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- M Pechnikova
- LABANOF, Laboratorio di Antropologia e Odontologia Forense, Sezione di Medicina Legale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 37, Milano, Italy
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Can orthopaedic clinicians learn to read skeletal bone age? An inter- and intra observer study between specialties. J Child Orthop 2011; 5:69-72. [PMID: 22295052 PMCID: PMC3024482 DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0307-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Determination of skeletal age is essential for predicting eventual leg length discrepancies and predicting the accurate timing for surgical intervention in order to correct any discrepancy. To our knowledge, there has not been an interdisciplinary comparison of the degree of agreement in determining skeletal bone age. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated 30 left hand/wrist radiographs (children aged 16 months to 10 years 6 months) on two separate occasions between musculoskeletal paediatric radiologists, paediatric orthopaedic surgeons and a senior radiographer after appropriate training. RESULTS All clinicians were able to reliably age patients with good intra- and interobserver agreement. CONCLUSION We suggest that following tuition, orthopaedic surgeons are able to reliably age patients from X-rays.
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Tisè M, Mazzarini L, Fabrizzi G, Ferrante L, Giorgetti R, Tagliabracci A. Applicability of Greulich and Pyle method for age assessment in forensic practice on an Italian sample. Int J Legal Med 2011; 125:411-6. [PMID: 21221985 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0541-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The main importance in age estimation lies in the assessment of criminal liability and protection of unaccompanied minor immigrants, when their age is unknown. Under Italian law, persons are not criminally responsible before they reach the age of 14. The age of 18 is important when deciding whether juvenile or adult law must be applied. In the case of unaccompanied minors, it is important to assess age in order to establish special protective measures, and correct age estimation may prevent a person over 18 from benefiting from measures reserved for minors. OBJECTIVE Since the Greulich and Pyle method is one of the most frequently used in age estimation, the aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility and accuracy of the method on a large Italian sample of teenagers, to ascertain the applicability of the Atlas at the critical age thresholds of 14 and 18 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study examined posteroanterior X-ray projections of hand and wrist from 484 Italian-Caucasian young people (125 females, 359 males) between 11 and 19 years old. All radiographic images were taken from trauma patients hospitalized in the Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti of Ancona (Italy) between 2006 and 2007. Two physicians analyzed all radiographic images separately. The blind method was used. RESULTS In the case of an estimated age of 14 years old, the true age ranged from 12.2 to 15.9 years (median, 14.3 years, interquartile range, 1.0 years) for males, and 12.6 to 15.7 years (median, 14.2 years, interquartile range, 1.7 years) for females. In the case of an estimated age of 18 years, the true age ranged from 15.6 to 19.7 years (median, 17.7 years, interquartile range, 1.4 years) for males, and from 16.2 to 20.0 years (median, 18.7 years, interquartile range, 1.8 years) for females. CONCLUSION Our study shows that although the GPM is a reproducible and repeatable method, there is a wide margin of error in the estimation of chronological age, mainly in the critical estimated ages of 14 and 18 years old in both males and females.
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- Marco Tisè
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
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Topor LS, Feldman HA, Bauchner H, Cohen LE. Variation in methods of predicting adult height for children with idiopathic short stature. Pediatrics 2010; 126:938-44. [PMID: 20974789 PMCID: PMC3793344 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-3649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Recombinant human growth hormone (GH) is approved for treatment of children with idiopathic short stature, and endocrinologists often depend on algorithms to predict adult height. Because algorithm performance often is included in treatment decisions, we sought to evaluate agreement among height prediction formulas. METHODS We identified 3 commonly used algorithms for height prediction, the Bayley-Pinneau, Roche-Wainer-Thissen, and Khamis-Roche methods. We constructed simulated samples of children with typical distributions of ages, heights, weights, bone ages, and parental heights seen in patients with idiopathic short stature, and we applied the algorithms to the simulated sample to determine whether predicted adult height was <160 cm for boys or <150 cm for girls (<1.2nd height percentiles for adults). RESULTS We found substantial disagreement among algorithms in the proportions of simulated cases with predicted adult heights of <1.2nd percentile, a cutoff value that may influence GH treatment decisions. With the Bayley-Pinneau formula, 43% of boys and 81% of girls had predicted adult heights below this threshold; with the Khamis-Roche method, only 3% of boys and 0.2% of girls had predicted heights of <1.2nd percentile. Roche-Wainer-Thissen predictions were between those values. Overall agreement of the methods was poor (κ = 0.21) for boys and negative for girls. CONCLUSIONS Wide variation exists among formulas used to predict adult heights. Because these algorithms may be used in decisions regarding whether to initiate GH treatment and assessment of the efficacy of GH in research trials, it is important for parents, pediatricians, and investigators to recognize the considerable variation involved in height predictions.
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- Lisa Swartz Topor
- Children's Hospital Boston, Division of Endocrinology, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Boston, MA, USA 02115,Clinical Research Program, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA 02115
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, One Boston Medical Center Place, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Boston, MA, USA 02115
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Thodberg HH, Sävendahl L. Validation and reference values of automated bone age determination for four ethnicities. Acad Radiol 2010; 17:1425-32. [PMID: 20691616 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Revised: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Bone age (BA) rating is associated with a considerable rater variability, which would be eliminated with an automated computerized method. The aim of the study was to validate the BoneXpert method, an automated determination of BA, in American children of four ethnicities. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study is based on a publicly available database of hand x-rays of healthy children, established in a previous, National Institutes of Health-funded study. Radiographs of the left hand were recorded between 1993 and 2006 in Los Angeles, including 1100 images with two independent manual BA ratings and 280 additional images for which the manual ratings were not used. Images were evenly split between Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, and Asian children, and the age range was 0-18.99 years. RESULTS The automated method analyzed all images with BA >2.5 years for boys and >2 years for girls. The root-mean-square (RMS) error between the two manual ratings was 0.63 years, whereas the RMS deviation between the automated BA and the average of the two manual ratings was 0.61 years. The mean BA minus age was computed versus age for each sex and ethnicity. The largest deviation from zero was seen for Hispanic and Asian children older than 12 years, who were about 1 year advanced relative to the Greulich and Pyle standard. CONCLUSION The automated method can analyze images of all ethnicities within a BA range of 2.5-17 years for boys and 2-15 years for girls, and can therefore eliminate the problem with rater variability in BA rating.
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Calfee RP, Sutter M, Steffen JA, Goldfarb CA. Skeletal and chronological ages in American adolescents: current findings in skeletal maturation. J Child Orthop 2010; 4:467-70. [PMID: 21966312 PMCID: PMC2946530 DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0289-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Accepted: 08/19/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study was designed to assess the relationship between skeletal and chronological ages among current American adolescents using the Greulich and Pyle atlas for skeletal age determination. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used the Greulich and Pyle atlas to prospectively determine skeletal age in a group of 138 otherwise healthy American adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age. 62 males and 76 females were enrolled in this cohort. Paired Student t-tests were used to statistically compare the skeletal and chronological ages in this population. Subgroup analysis examined the effect of gender on differences between chronologic age and skeletal age. RESULTS For the entire cohort, mean skeletal age was significantly greater than chronological age (mean 0.80 years, P < 0.01). In 29 cases (21%) the skeletal age was at least 2 years greater than the chronologic age. Among females, such cases with marked discrepancy occurred exclusively in those chronologically between 12 and 15 years of age (P < 0.01). Males demonstrated a 2-year or greater discrepancy more commonly than females (26 vs. 17%). In males, 2-year discrepancies were equally likely across chronologic ages (P = 0.82). CONCLUSIONS Current American adolescents are significantly more mature by skeletal age, as determined by the Greulich and Pyle method, than their chronological age would suggest. The skeletal ages of females are most likely to markedly exceed chronologic age between the ages of 12-15 years.
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- Ryan P. Calfee
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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Zhang A, Sayre JW, Vachon L, Liu BJ, Huang HK. Racial differences in growth patterns of children assessed on the basis of bone age. Radiology 2008; 250:228-35. [PMID: 18955510 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2493080468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To collect up-to-date data in healthy children to create a digital hand atlas (DHA) that can be used to evaluate, on the basis of the Greulich and Pyle atlas method, racial differences in skeletal growth patterns of Asian, African American, white, and Hispanic children in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was HIPAA compliant and approved by the institutional review board. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects or their guardians. From May 1997 to March 2008, a DHA containing 1390 hand and wrist radiographs obtained in male and female Asian, African American, white, and Hispanic children with normal skeletal development was developed. The age of subjects ranged from 1 day to 18 years. Each image was read by two pediatric radiologists working independently and without knowledge of the subject's chronologic age, and evaluation was based on their experience with the Greulich and Pyle atlas. Statistical analyses were performed with the paired-samples t test and analysis of variance to study racial differences in growth patterns. P <or= .05 indicated a significant difference. RESULTS Bone age (P </= .05) was significantly overestimated in Asian and Hispanic children. These children appear to mature sooner than their African American and white peers. This was seen in both male and female subjects, especially in girls aged 10-13 years and boys aged 11-15 years. CONCLUSION Ethnic and racial differences in growth patterns exist at certain ages; however, the Greulich and Pyle atlas does not recognize this fact. Assessment of bone age in children with use of the Greulich and Pyle atlas can be improved by considering the subject's ethnicity.
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- Aifeng Zhang
- Image Processing and Informatics Lab, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo St, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90292, USA.
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Adamsbaum C, Chaumoitre K, Panuel M. [Bone age determination in a medicolegal setting]. JOURNAL DE RADIOLOGIE 2008; 89:455-456. [PMID: 18477950 DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(08)71447-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Dvorak J, George J, Junge A, Hodler J. Age determination by magnetic resonance imaging of the wrist in adolescent male football players. Br J Sports Med 2006; 41:45-52. [PMID: 17021001 PMCID: PMC2465138 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.031021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND In football there are established age-related tournaments for males and females to guarantee equal chances within the game for all the different age groups. To prevent participation in the incorrect age group, and owing to the fact that in some Asian and African countries registration at birth is not compulsory, other methods of age determination need to be available. Standard radiographs of the left wrist have been used for assessment of skeletal age for many years. This is, however, not ethical in the sporting environment. AIM To study the possible use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which has no radiation risk, in estimating the age of healthy adolescent football players. METHODS The examination protocol was applied in four countries using, their respective MRI equipment using a 1-T or 1.5-T magnet and a wrist coil. 496 healthy male adolescent football players between the ages of 14 and 19 years from Switzerland, Malaysia, Algeria and Argentina were selected for the study. The degree of fusion of the left distal radial physis was determined by three independent raters by a newly developed grading system which can be used in future MRI epiphysial fusion grading studies. RESULTS The inter-rater reliability for grading was high (r = 0.91 and 0.92); all correlations were highly significant (p<0.001). The average age increased with a higher grading of fusion, and the correlation between age and grade of fusion was highly significant (r = 0.69, p<0.001). Only one player (0.8%) in the 16-year-old age group was graded as completely fused. CONCLUSION MRI of the wrist offers an alternative as a non-invasive method of age determination in 14-19-year-old male adolescents. The grading system presented here clearly identifies the skeletal maturity by complete fusion in all MRI slices, which eliminates any risk associated with standard radiographic rating as determined by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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- Jiri Dvorak
- Department of Neurology, Schulthess Clinic, Lengghalde 2, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Berst MJ, Dolan L, Bogdanowicz MM, Stevens MA, Chow S, Brandser EA. Effect of knowledge of chronologic age on the variability of pediatric bone age determined using the Greulich and Pyle standards. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 176:507-10. [PMID: 11159105 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of knowing chronologic age on the variability of pediatric bone age determination using the method of Greulich and Pyle. MATERIALS AND METHODS Radiographs of the left hand of 107 patients were interpreted by four radiologists on two separate occasions, once with and once without knowledge of the patient's chronologic age at time of interpretation. Twenty-five radiographs were randomly selected and reevaluated twice by each radiologist. Interobserver and intraobserver variability were calculated and compared for the two conditions. The distribution of studies with normal and abnormal findings was then compared across knowledge conditions for all observers and by individual observer, using two standard deviations above and below chronologic age as the range of "normal". RESULTS When the chronologic age was known, the interobserver reliability coefficient for knowledge of chronologic age was 0.954 and when not known, 0.952. The intraobserver reliability coefficients when chronologic age was known ranged from 0.944 to 0.967, and when not known from 0.938 to 0.980. Observers interpreted 58% (248/428) of the radiographs as having normal findings when chronologic age was known and 48% (205/428) when chronologic age was not known. CONCLUSION Knowing chronologic age before assessing bone age radiographs does not affect the reproducibility of assessment. However, observers are more likely to interpret the radiograph as showing normal findings when chronologic age is known than if the interpretation is performed with the observer unaware of chronologic age.
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- M J Berst
- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
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Sperlich M, Butenandt O, Schwarz HP. Final height and predicted height in boys with untreated constitutional growth delay. Eur J Pediatr 1995; 154:627-32. [PMID: 7588962 DOI: 10.1007/bf02079065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We report on 49 boys with constitutional growth delay (CGD) who were initially seen in our clinic at a mean chronological age of 13.3 years (range, 7.3-16.4) and a bone age of 11.1 years (range, 6.0-13.5). All were below the 5th height percentile for chronological age. A positive family history with delayed growth and puberty in one or both parents could be elicited in 75%. All 49 patients were re-examined at a mean age of 22.9 years (range, 20.4-31.2). Measured final height was 171.3 cm (range, 161.2-181.7), which was slightly, but significantly lower than mean target height of 173.0 cm. Final height expressed as standard deviation score (SDS) of a male adult population standard was -1.0 (range, -2.4 to 5), also significantly lower than initial height SDS related to bone age (SDSBA) of -0.5 (range, -1.6 to 2). If related to target height (Tanner), final height was found to correlate positively with the initial bone age deficit and the initial height SDSBA. Observed final height was also compared with the predicted adult height by the methods of Bayley-Pinneau (BP), Tanner-Whitehouse Mark II (TW II) and Roche-Wainer-Thissen. Regression equations between all three prediction methods and final height showed an excellent correlation (P < 0.0001). However, only by the BP method was predicted height very close to and no different from measured final height (paired t-test). Despite this, final height in 16 of 49 patients (32.6%) differed by more than 5.0 cm from BP predicted height.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M Sperlich
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik, München, Germany
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