To date, a standard for CRD has not been established. Plain radiographs are a cost-effective, low-risk option for studying osseous structures in great detail. It is well known that bone age is superior to chronological age for determining biological and structural maturity; for decades, pediatricians have relied on plain films of the wrist and hand for assessing bone age in children (e.g. Greulich & Pyle Atlas, Tanner Whitehouse Method). However, some have proposed new approaches with greater accuracy and reliability across all ages and ethnic groups. Here, we present a new standardized radiographic dimension, CRD, as a tool to assess developmental maturity, which can be readily obtained from standard medical imaging platforms. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2019 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2019

Authors: Roberts Dustin, Chawla Soni

Keywords: capitular-radial distance, developmental maturity, CRD