The development of the cervical vertebrae as an indicator of skeletal maturity: Comparison with the classic method of hand-wrist radiograph;Die Entwicklung der Halswirbel als Kriterium für die skelettale Reife: Vergleich mit der klassischen Methode der Handwurzelaufnahme

Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-335

  Stiehl, Jana ^a   Müller, Bernd ^a   Dibbets, Jos ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age determination; Cervical vertebrae; Comparative study; Hand wrist; Skeletal maturation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MATURATION; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDITY; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMETRY; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 68349154301     PISSN: 14345293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00056-009-9918-x     Document Type: Article

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