Child Height Predictor Bone Age. The khamis roche child height predictor. Although the khamis roche method is considered an accurate predictor it is not as accurate as methods using the bone age.
A large discrepancy between ahp x ray and ahp parental indicates that the child grows differently from what is expected from its parental heritage. This method of height prediction is known as the khamis roche method and it was developed in 1994 at wright state university in dayton ohio. The method we use in our child s height predictor is based on the cdc growth charts of the us.
Another simple method is to double the height achieved by the child by age 2 for a boy or age 18 months for girl.
These growth charts consist of percentile curves showing the distribution of specific body measurements of children in the united states. Ahp x p is the prediction based on age bone age height and parental height. If my son is age 12 but has a bone age of one year behind taken about 5 years ago would i use age 11 in one of the height calculators. The khamis roche child height predictor.