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. 2013;21(6):336-9.
doi: 10.1590/S1413-78522013000600008.

Bone age in cerebral palsy

Eduardo Régis de Alencar Bona Miranda  1 , Maurício D'arc Palmieri  1 , Rodrigo Montezuma César de Assumpção  1 , Helder Henzo Yamada  1 , Daniela Regina Rancan  1 , Patrícia Maria de Moraes Barros Fucs  1
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Bone age in cerebral palsy

Eduardo Régis de Alencar Bona Miranda et al. Acta Ortop Bras. 2013.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the chronological age and bone age among cerebral palsy patients in the outpatient clinic and its correlation with the type of neurological involvement, gender and functional status.

Methods: 401 patients with spastic cerebral palsy, and ages ranging from three months to 20 years old, submitted to radiological examination for bone age and analyzed by two independent observers according Greulich & Pyle.

Results: In the topographic distribution, there was a significant delay (p<0.005) in tetraparetic (17.7 months), hemiparetic (10.1 months), and diparetic patients (7.9 months). In the hemiparetic group, the mean bone age in the affected side was 96.88 months and the uncompromised side was 101.13 months (p<0.005). Regarding functional status, the ambulatory group showed a delay of 18.73 months in bone age (p<0.005). Comparing bone age between genders, it was observed a greater delay in males (13.59 months) than in females (9.63 months), but not statistically significant (p = 0.54).

Conclusion: There is a delay in bone age compared to chronological age influenced by the topography of spasticity, functional level and gender in patients with cerebral palsy. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.

Keywords: Age; Bone age; Cerebral palsy.

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All the authors declare that there is no potential conflict of interest referring to this article.

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