Hand Growth Plates

Aka: Hand Growth Plates, Hand Ossification Center, Hand Epiphyseal Lines, Wrist Ossification Center

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II. Anatomy: Hand and Wrist Ossification Centers

  1. Pediatric Wrist Ossification Center Timing
    1. Age 2 months in girls (4 months in boys)
      1. Capitate Ossification Center
      2. Hamate Ossification Center
    2. Age 2 years in girls (3 years in boys)
      1. Triquetral Ossification Center
    3. Age 3 years in girls (4 years in boys)
      1. Lunate Ossification Center
    4. Age 4 years in girls (6 years in boys)
      1. Trapezoid Ossification Center
      2. Scaphoid Ossification Center
    5. Age 9 years in girls (12 years in boys)
      1. Pisiform Ossification Center
  2. Pediatric Distal Forearm Ossification Centers
    1. Age 1 year
      1. Distal radius Ossification Center (closes at age 16-17 years)
    2. Age 5 to 6 years
      1. Distal ulna Ossification Center
  3. Image: Hand and Wrist Ossification Centers
    1. orthoArmHandOssificationCentersGrayBB234.gifLewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)

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