Abstract
The skeletal maturity of Japanese children aged 0-18 yr in Tokyo was compared with that of British children by the TW2 [Tanner, Whitehouse and Healy] method. The skeletal age was the same as or less than the chronological age until 8 yr. Thereafter, it was in advance of chronological age until 18 yr in boys and 15 yr in girls. The hand and wrist bones completed maturation about the same time in Japanese and British children, at the age of 18 yr in boys and 16 yr in girls.

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