[Reliability of the Sauvegrain and Nahum method to assess bone age in a contemporary population]. / Fiabilité de la détermination de l'âge osseux par la méthode de Sauvegrain et Nahum.
J Radiol
; 87(11 Pt 1): 1679-82, 2006 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17095962
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The Sauvegrain and Nahum method can be used to assess bone age in addition to methods based on hand and wrist radiographs in children between 9 and 15 years of age. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of this method in a contemporary population. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Elbow radiographs taken for acute trauma in 106 patients (42 girls, 64 boys) aged from 9 to 15 years old were analyzed by four radiologists. Inclusion in the study required the absence of chronic disease and previous trauma as well as parental consent.RESULTS:
There was no significant difference between the four observers. The differences between bone age (BA) and chronological age (CA) were 5+/-1 months for the study group, 3.5+/-9 months for the female group, and 6+/-12 months for the male group. Bone age was overestimated compared with chronological age. There was a good correlation between CA and BA (r = 0.84).CONCLUSION:
The Sauvegrain and Nahum method seems to overestimate CA in a contemporary population.
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Assunto principal:
Determinação da Idade pelo Esqueleto
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2006
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