Relationship between chronological age and skeletal maturity of wrist joint and hand in a sample of Nepalese population: A radiographic study of wrist joint and hand in Nepalese population: A radiographic approach
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Relationship between chronological age and skeletal maturity of wrist joint and hand in a sample of Nepalese population: A radiographic study of wrist joint and hand in Nepalese population: A radiographic approach

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Published 2021-08-28
Sudhir Raman Parajuli
Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Rabin Gautam
Researcher, Department of Community Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Sidarth Timsinha
Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Prakash Sharma
Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
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Keywords

Epiphyses
Wrist
X-rays

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Parajuli, S. R., Gautam, R., Timsinha , S. ., & Sharma , P. . (2021). Relationship between chronological age and skeletal maturity of wrist joint and hand in a sample of Nepalese population: A radiographic study of wrist joint and hand in Nepalese population: A radiographic approach. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 10(1). Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/878
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Abstract

Background: The human body grows and matures with age, especially in children and adolescents. Skeletal age is determined from the development stage of bones.

Objectives: To determine the age of epiphyseal fusio

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