Adult Age Threshold Estimation Using Radiographic Evaluation of Wrist-Hand Skeletal Maturation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Diagnostics (Basel) · 2026 · PMC13360149 · PMID 42449875

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Several authors reported a significant trend toward overestimation around the 17-year adult threshold when applying GP and underestimation at the 18-year age threshold [ 42 , 48 , 52 ], whereas others demonstrated an overestimation trend solely in females [ 47 ] or in all participants aged 17–19 years estimated as 19 years according to the GP atlas [ 56 ].

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