Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0003pp42 | Bone development/growth and fracture repair | ECTS2014

Bone age in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: is there a correlation with hand function and limb length?

Jeon Yun Kyung , Shin Myung Jun , Ko Sung Hwa , Chang Jae Hyeok , Shin Yong Beom , Kim Seong Jang , Kim In Joo

Limb length discrepancy has been observed in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP). However, the difference of bone age and limb lengths have been a controversial issue. The purpose of this study was to analyze the bone age and the upper extremity segmental lengths between affected and naffected in HCP patients.Seventy-eight patients (39 boys and 39 girls; mean age 71.3±28.1 months). Fourty-five children were right and 33 were left hemiplegi...