Developmental medicine and child neurology
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Dev Med Child Neurol · Oct 2014
Comparative StudyEstimation of length or height in infants and young children using ulnar and lower leg length with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry validation.
We compared the accuracy and reproducibility of using ulnar and lower leg length measurements to predict length and height in infants and children aged 0 to 6 years. ⋯ Length and height measurements using infant length board or stadiometer are reproducible. Because of the wide limits of agreement, estimation of length and height in children using ulnar and lower leg length is not an acceptable alternative to traditional methods.