Posted by ImproveCareNow on July 21, 2020
Gupta N, Liu C, King E, Sylvester F, Lee D, Boyle B, Trauernicht A, Chen S, Colletti R, ImproveCareNow Network . Continued statural growth in older adolescents and young adults with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis beyond the time of expected growth plate closure. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2020
Determined the frequency of continued growth and compared the total height gain beyond the time of expected growth plate closure and the chronological age at achievement of final adult height in Crohn's disease (CD) vs ulcerative colitis (UC) and described height velocity curves in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) compared with children in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).