Growth and development are appropriate for an individual's biologic age ( skeletal age ) rather than for their chronologic age.
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Delays in growth and sexual development are quantified by skeletal age, which is determined from bone age radiographic studies of the left hand and wrist.
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The symptoms include decreased growth hormone ( GH ) and somatomedin secretion, very short stature, weight that is inappropriate for the height, and immature skeletal age.