Predicting the peak growth velocity in the individual Child: Validation of a new growth model

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-76

  Busscher, Iris ^a   Kingma, Idsart ^b   De Bruin, Rob ^c   Wapstra, Frits Hein ^a   Verkerke, Gijsvertus J ^a,d   Veldhuizen, Albert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Modeling; Peak growth velocity; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862904717     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1845-z     Document Type: Article

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