title: [Development of the hand bones in children with primary hypothyroidism].
abstract: In 23 hypothyroid children--15 girls and 8 boys--all of them receiving continuous substitution therapy, skeletal maturity was evaluated by use of a specific point system. The examination of 106 X-rays of the left hand revealed a clear-cut carpal retardation more than that of RUS (radius, ulna, short bones) in both sexes. It could be demonstrated a higher stage of development for RUS than carpal bone maturity in relation to height, independent of duration of therapy. A closer correspondence between RUS development and height may be assumed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D001827:Body Height; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000254:growth & development*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000254:growth & development*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Handskelett-Entwicklung bei Kindern mit primärer Hypothyreose.