Bone age in children with nocturnal enuresis.
It is widely believed that nocturnal enuresis is caused by a hereditary delay in maturation of the various organ systems. In this study, growth and bone age were investigated in enuretic children. There was a significant bone age lag in the enuretic group compared to the control subjects of similar age (8.15 +/- 1.56 years vs 9.45 +/- 2.17 years, p < 0.05). It has been suggested that skeletal maturation also are retarded in nocturnal enuresis; and, it may be caused by the delayed maturation in regulatory functions of the central nervous system
Dündaröz
M R
MR
Department of Pediatrics, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. rusenmd@excite.com
Sarici
S U
SU
Denli
M
M
Aydin
H I
HI
Kocaoğlu
M
M
Ozişik
T
T
D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male