Diagnosis record: the child was born 50 cm, and after the age of one year, the height began to grow slowly, and the growth curve was above 3%. Now 4 years old and 3 months old only 97cm. The father is 168 tall and the mother is 153. Haven't slept well all the time. Slept long enough, but the quality of sleep was not good. Picky eaters, eat less, love to eat fruits and do not like to eat vegetables, exercise moderately. Hospital examination: bone age is on the larger side. Please ask the doctor, what is her overall examination and height, what conditions may be caused by bone age, what are the bad consequences, and whether further examination is needed?
Answer: The child is indeed a little short and has not yet met the diagnostic criteria for short stature. I've seen bone age, basically in line with age, not more than much.
Q: Is the bone age too big? Is it still necessary to continue bone age testing?
Answer: Bone age does not need continuous examination, be sure to comfort the child. More growth hormone is secreted during sleep. So pay attention to diet, fish, eggs and milk, and take a nap at noon. It is recommended to have a growth hormone test when you have free time. No rush. You can look at the growth curve again in half a year.
How to measure bone age?
The process of bone age measurement is actually very simple, that is, to take an X-ray of the child's left hand. Bone age is usually measured with an X-ray of the left wrist joint, which the doctor evaluates based on the results obtained.
What are bone age and bone age criteria?
Bone age is the abbreviation of bone age, which is a developmental age that compares the actual degree of development of children's bones with the standard degree of development. Bone age largely represents the true level of development of a child, so it is more accurate to judge a person's maturity by bone age than actual age. Clinically, the individual's bone maturity is compared with the standard map, when the bone maturity is equivalent to the standard map of a certain age, the age is his bone age, which is to determine the bone maturity Of which is why the bone age can reflect the potential of the child's height?
Bone age, referred to as bone age, is determined by the degree of calcification of children's bones. Because bone age accurately reflects the developmental level of a person from birth to full maturity, it is most widely used in all developmental age groups. Especially in the analysis and diagnosis of endocrine diseases, developmental disorders, nutritional disorders, genetic diseases, and metabolic diseases, bone age plays a more important role.
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