The issue of children's growth is a concern for parents, who worry about their children becoming too fat and not growing taller. In fact, a child's height and bone age are inseparable, and some children may have a younger bone age. So, what does a younger bone age mean?
A child's younger bone age means that their bones will close later and there will be more room for them to grow taller. However, if a child's bone age is excessively small, it will result in delayed height development, and in adulthood, the child's height will also be shorter than that of their peers. Excessively small bone age generally occurs in individuals with idiopathic short stature, as well as hypothyroidism and growth hormone deficiency.
Generally speaking, if the bone age is not within the normal range of one year different from the actual age, parents need to take their children to the hospital for examination first to rule out disease factors. If it is found that the bone age is too young due to a disease, early detection and treatment can be carried out without delaying the child's condition.
If there is no cause of the disease, then the child's development is slightly delayed. Parents should observe this situation more and take their children to the hospital for bone age testing every year. This way, they can know the child's bone age at any time and solve any problems in a timely manner.
