Delayed Bone Age Might Accelerate the Response to Human Growth Hormone Treatment in Small for Gestational Age Children with Short Stature

Purpose . Growth hormone (GH) treatment is recommended to improve growth and psychosocial problems in short stature children born small for gestational age (SGA). Although GH therapy in these patients has been extensively studied, the impact of therapy according to delays in bone age (BA) is not known well. Objective. To investigate the effects of GH therapy in SGA patients with short stature according to BA delay. Methods . We retrospectively...