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Table 5
Description of the stages of the most common cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) method according to Baccetti et al. [
20] with corresponding codes.
| Stage description | Attainment |
| CS1: lower borders of the second, third, and fourth vertebrae (C2, C3, and C4) flat and the bodies of C3 and C4 trapezoid in shape | At least 2 years before the pubertal growth spurt |
| CS2: only the lower border of C2 with concavity and the bodies of C3 and C4 trapezoid | About 1 year before the pubertal growth spurt |
| CS3: lower borders of C2 to C3 with concavities and the bodies of C3 and C4 either trapezoid or rectangular horizontal in shape | At coincidence of the ascending portion of the pubertal growth spurt |
| CS4: lower borders of C2 to C4 with concavities and the bodies of both C3 and C4 both (or at least one, a) rectangular horizontal | At coincidence of the descending portion of the pubertal growth spurt |
| CS5: lower borders of C2 to C4 with concavities and at least one or both of the bodies of C3 and C4 squared. | About 1 year after the pubertal growth spurt |
| CS6: lower borders of C2 to C4 with concavities and at least one or both of C3 and C4 rectangular vertical | At least 2 years after the pubertal growth spurt |
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