Does Growth Hormone Treatment Advance Bone Age?

Sali E., SAĞLAM H., EREN E., Tarim Ö. F.

GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.42-49, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.42-49
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Growth hormone (GH) treatment may have a stimulatory effect on bone maturation which raises concern about acceleration of bone maturation leading to early epiphyseal fusion. In this study, we aimed to investigate this possibility and determine whether or not accelerated bone maturation affects predicted or final height.