Figure 3

(a) and (b) Changes in skeletal maturation during dexamethasone therapy. Bone ages (BAs) are depicted at the onset of dexamethasone therapy and at the end of the observation period before epiphyseal fusion. The stippled diagonal line represents the line of identity between BA and chronological age (CA). ● indicates BA within 2 years of CA at therapy onset; o indicates BA > 2 years of CA at therapy onset. (c) and (d) Changes in skeletal maturation relative to height during dexamethasone therapy. BAs and HAs are depicted at the onset of dexamethasone therapy and at the end of the observation period or just before epiphyseal fusion. The stippled diagonal line represents the line of identity between BAs and height ages (HAs). ● indicates BA within 2 years of CA at therapy onset; o, BA > 2 years of CA at therapy onset. From [7].