Radiology Research and Practice

Research Article

Determination of Epiphyseal Union Age in the Knee and Hand Joints Bones among the Saudi Population in Taif City

Table 2

Numbers of images at each stage of epiphyseal union of the hand joints bones.
Age interval Staging of hand epiphyses (males) Staging of hand epiphyses (females)
0123401234
4–4.99------11----
5–5.99------11----
6–6.9911----------
7–7.9933----22----
8–8.9955----22----
9–9.9944----33----
10–10.991212----1010----
11–11.9966----55----
12–12.99141211--76-1--
13–13.991313----31-2--
14–14.998512--2--2--
15–15.996321--2-1-1-
16–16.99122226-2---2-
17–17.9972-1221----1
18–18.995---414---31
19–19.997---431----1
20–20.993---211----1
21–21.999---271----1
22–22.998---17------
23–23.998----82----2
24–24.999----91----1
25–25.9910---192----2
26–26.996---153----3
27–27.998---262----2
28–28.9910----10------
29–29.995----51----1
30–30.992----2------
31–31.99------------
Sum18168672575593115616