Does Growth Hormone Treatment Advance Bone Age?
GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, vol.15, no.2, pp.42-49, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 15 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2017
- Journal Name: GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.42-49
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.