None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rajkot
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant shall be native of the Gujarat state. 2. Participant who undergo knee radiograph demonstrating the epiphyses clearly.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous or current femoral and tibial fracture 2. Previous surgery, presence of intraosseous orthopaedic implants, or casting apparatus that could compromise the visualization of the ossification centers 3. Suspected or confirmed diagnoses of osteo-metabolic (e.g. osteogenesis imperfecta), inflammatory (e.g. idiopathic juvenile or pyogenic arthritis), bone or soft tissue tumour or any other disorder that could modify the ossification centre characteristics 4. Bad quality radiograph technique (e.g. movement artifacts, inadequate acquisition).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Staging and Age of fusion of epiphyses of the bones of the knee joint.Timepoint: At baseline. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between age (years) and stage of union for each of the femur and tibia for males and females.Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Utsav Parekh
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rajkot
Outcome results
None listed