Advances in knee joint imaging in the prediction of growth potential in adolescent children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2024.11.010
- VernacularTitle:膝关节影像学在青春期儿童生长潜力预测中的研究进展
- Author:
Xueqiong XU
1
;
Xiumin WANG
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学医学院附属上海儿童医学中心内分泌遗传代谢科200127
- Keywords:
Adolescence;
Knee joint;
Height prediction;
X-ray;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2024;51(11):763-766
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The prediction of growth potential in adolescent children is of great significance in the pediatric endocrinology and sports medicine.Most of the existing height prediction methods are based on the left hand and wrist bone age，however，when the hand epiphyseal is completely closed，the child's height is still increasing，and the knee epiphyseal complete closure time is consistent with the height stop time. In terms of predicting the growth potential of adolescent children，the knee joint seemed to be more valuable than the left hand. Related studies on growth potential prediction based on knee X-ray or MRI have gradually shifted from qualitative assessment of bone closure classification to quantitative parameter calculation. Although most of the existing studies are limited to the scientific research，the emergence of knee joint imaging assessment indicators has laid a foundation for clinical application. This paper reviews the influence of knee development on the height gain of adolescent children，and the research progress of knee joint X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging in predicting the height potential of adolescent children.
