Impaired growth is common in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease, but it can be difficult to interpret growth status accurately. Bone age is a useful measure of skeletal maturity, but should serial bone-age estimation be part of the routine care of children with Crohn's disease?
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Walters, T. Is measuring bone age in children with Crohn's disease useful?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 620–622 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.181
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