The applicability of the Greulich & Pyle Atlas for bone age assessment in primary school-going children of Karachi, Pakistan

Authors

  • Arsalan Manzoor Mughal Ziauddin University
  • Nuzhat Hassan Ziauddin University
  • Anwar Ahmed Dr Ziauddin Hospital, North Nazimabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4296

Keywords:

Bone Age Measurement, Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the degree of applicability of bone age calculated by Greulich & Pyle Atlas in estimation of chronological age for therapeutic and medico legal purposes.

Methods: Two Hundred and Twenty children (139 males, 81 females) between ages of 56 and 113 months (4.5 to 9.5 years) were randomly selected from 4 primary schools of Shireen Jinnah & Clifton, Karachi. Digital images of hand and wrist radiographs were obtained by a computed radiography at Ziauddin Hospital Clifton. Bone ages were computed using Greulich & Pyle Atlas by radiologists at Ziauddin Hospital, North Nazimabad, Karachi.

Results: On average, the Greulich & Pyle Atlas underestimates chronological age by 6.65

Author Biographies

Arsalan Manzoor Mughal, Ziauddin University

Senior Lecturer (Anatomy Department), Mphil Candidate (Anatomy)

Nuzhat Hassan, Ziauddin University

Professor & Head Of Anatomy Department

Anwar Ahmed, Dr Ziauddin Hospital, North Nazimabad

MBBS, FMRD, MD, FCPS

Associate Professor of Diagnostic Imaging

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Published

2014-02-27

How to Cite

Mughal, A. M., Hassan, N., & Ahmed, A. (2014). The applicability of the Greulich & Pyle Atlas for bone age assessment in primary school-going children of Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4296

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2014): March - April 2014 Pak J Med Sci

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Original Articles