Indications for performing a radiographic skeletal survey
| Disproportionate body segments for age and stage of puberty |
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| Child with height prediction inappropriately short for the family, especially if growing at a normal rate |
| Unexpectedly poor response to usual doses of growth promoting agents (that is, resistance to a standard dose of growth hormone) |
| Absent puberty growth spurt |
| Short child with one (or more) very short parent, especially one with body disproportion |
| Otherwise unexplained short stature |