Which department should I visit to measure a child's bone age?
Disease description:
Recently, I suddenly noticed that my child hasn't grown much in the past year. A friend suggested having the child's bone age tested. So, which department should I visit for a pediatric bone age assessment?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Ma Yan
To have a child's bone age assessed, one can usually visit the pediatric health care department, clinic for pubertal development, or general pediatrics department at a hospital. Bone age evaluation primarily uses X-ray imaging to determine the growth and maturity of a child's long bones, helping to assess the patient's skeletal age. If the test results show a discrepancy between bone age and chronological age—for instance, delayed bone age—it may be due to genetic factors or congenital chromosomal disorders. Conversely, advanced bone age may indicate precocious puberty.
