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  2. Bone age - Wikipedia

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    Bone age is the degree of a person's skeletal development. In children, bone age serves as a measure of physiological maturity and aids in the diagnosis of growth ...

  3. Risser sign - Wikipedia

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    The Risser sign is an indirect measure of skeletal maturity, whereby the degree of ossification of the iliac apophysis by x-ray evaluation is used to judge overall skeletal development. Mineralization of the iliac apophyses begins at the anterolateral crest and progresses medially towards the spine.

  4. Turkana Boy - Wikipedia

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    Alan Walker and Richard Leakey in 1993 estimated the boy to have been about 11–12 years old based on known rates of bone maturity. [5] [nb 1] Walker and Leakey (1993) said that dental dating often gives a younger age than a person's actual age. [6] [nb 2]

  5. Cervical vertebral maturation method - Wikipedia

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    An alternative approach to the atlas method just described is the so-called "single-bone method" where maturity scales are assigned to individual bones. [4] Here, a selection of bones are given a score based on their perceived development, a sum is totaled based on the individual bone scores, and the sum is correlated to a final bone age. [4] [10]

  6. A sports-medicine doctor shares 3 things she does to ... - AOL

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    As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass, which is crucial for everyday movements such as standing up from a chair. The process starts in our 30s and 40s and picks up between 65 and 80.

  7. Development of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The typical age of legal majority is 18 years in most contexts, although the definition of majority may vary by legal rights and country. Human adulthood encompasses psychological adult development. Definitions of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory; an adolescent may be biologically an adult and display adult behavior but still ...

  8. 5 Best Strength Workouts To Build Bone Density as You Age - AOL

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    Here are five strength workouts to help build bone density as you age.Remember to start with light weights, and gradually increase the resistance as your streng. Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat ...

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