Dysharmonic skeletal maturation

What it means

Different levels of maturation of different bones.

Bone age is usually determined by using a radiograph of the left hand to compare with images in the Greulich-Pyle atlas and approximating the closest skeletal age. If the skeletal ages of individuals bones are different, i.e., different bones have (clearly) different levels of maturation, then it is referred to as dysharmonic skeletal maturation.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Dysharmonic bone age