New standards of ossification of the newborn.
Physical and neurological examinations of American and Swedish populations confirm that epiphyseal ossification of the newborn in the shoulder, knee, and foot is related to gestational age. The causes of accelerated, retarded, and dysharmonic osseous maturation of the neonate are reviewed.
D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000175:diagnosis; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000196:embryology; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000196:embryology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010012:Osteogenesis