The effect of platyspondyly and pubertal growth spurt on the stature of patients with β-thalassaemia major

作     者：Chungkai Low, Yinwah Kwan, Pikto Cheung, Mingchun Li, Sauyin Ha Yulung Lau and Johan Karlberg  

出 版 物：《Chinese Medical Journal》 (中华医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：1998年第8期

页      面：59-63页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：The 

摘      要：Objective To study the effect of the body proportion and pubertal growth spurt on the stature of children with β-thalassaemia *** An abnormal U:L ratio was commonly observed in patients with β-thalassaemia major and may be one factor contributing to the short stature of these patients. Abnormal puberty was present in a significant proportion of children and the lack of a pubertal growth spurt was found to be detrimental to adult height.