Assesses craniofacial suture maturation in pycnodysostosis, indicating sex and age influence fusion stages.
< .001), indicating earlier fusion in females.ConclusionsOur findings confirm differences in the fusion stages of the MPS, and ZMS. However, further studies are needed to better understand the influence of sex and age on suture fusion, with age being a particularly significant parameter for the SOS.
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