![]() Although they have been widely tested, the applicability of these standards to contemporary populations has yet to be tested on a population of African biological origin living in South Africa. These standards are based on the assumption that skeletal maturity in male individuals is attained by the chronological age of 19 years. The skeletal age of a test population is estimated by comparison with established standards, the most common standards being those in the Radiographic atlas of skeletal development of the hand and wrist published by Greulich and Pyle in 1959. ![]() ![]() Skeletal age estimation as a means of assessing development and skeletal maturation in children and adolescents is of great importance for clinical and forensic purposes. Is Greulich-Pyle age estimation applicable for determining maturation in male Africans?ĭepartment of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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