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. 2008 Feb;212(2):198–209. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00847.x

Table 2.

Numbers of individuals at each stage of union for each of the distal femur, proximal tibia and fibula, for each age group (years) for male subjects

Femur Stage of union Tibia Stage of union Fibula Stage of Union



Age (years) n 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4
 9–9.9 3 3 3 3
10–10.9 3 3 3 3
11–11.9 4 4 4 4
12–12.9 14 5 9 7 7 13 1
13–13.9 12 1 9 2 2 8 2 8 3 1
14–14.9 21 12 8 1 2 10 8 1 8 9 4
15–15.9 21 7 14 7 12 2 6 7 8
16–16.9 37 1 24 12 1 22 14 1 5 21 8 2
17–17.9 25 4 21 2 21 2 5 18 2
18–18.9 8 1 6 1 8 1 5 2
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