Table 3.

Numbers of individuals at each stage of union for each of the distal femur, proximal tibia and fibula, for each age group (years) for female 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	1	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
10–10.9	10	8	2	–	–	–	8	2	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–
11–11.9	8	2	4	2	–	–	2	4	2	–	–	6	2	–	–	–
12–12.9	4	–	4	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	2	2	–	–	–
13–13.9	8	–	3	5	–	–	–	3	5	–	–	–	7	1	–	–
14–14.9	10	–	3	5	2	–	–	3	3	4	–	2	2	5	1	–
15–15.9	11	–	–	2	9	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	4	5	2
16–16.9	10	–	–	2	7	1	–	–	–	9	1	–	–	2	8	–
17–17.9	14	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	13	1	–	–	–	12	2
18–18.9	10	–	–	–	9	1	–	–	–	9	1	–	–	–	4	6
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