BONE AGE

Course overview

BONE AGE ASSESSMENT CAN BE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN VARIOUS COMPLICATED SITUATIONS INVOLVING MEDICAL, SURGICAL, FORENSIC, AND LEGAL ISSUES. APART FROM THE ABILITY TO ASSESS THE CHRONOLOGICAL AGE OF A PERSON, THE EVALUATION OF GROWTH REMAINING IN A PERSON CAN BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL TO A CLINICIAN IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. BONE AGE CAN BE VISUALIZED BY SEVERAL TECHNIQUES INCLUDING PLAIN X-RAYS AND VARIOUS SCANS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE, TECHNIQUES, INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF ASSESSING BONE AGE AND HOW THE CLINICAL TEAM MIGHT EFFECTIVELY USE THE INFORMATION ATTAINED.