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Bone - Appearance and Fusion of Epiphyses Timeline

Bone - Appearance and Fusion of Epiphyses Timeline Before birth: Both sexes    Appearance     Head of humerus, distal femur, proximal tibia, calcaneum, talus Female   Appearance   Cuboid During first year: Both sexes   Appearance   Hamate, capitate, head of femur, third cuneiform Female   Appearance   Capitulum, distal radius, distal tibia, distal fibula Male   Appearance   Cuboid During second year: Both sexes   Appearance   Proximal phalanges of inner four fingers Female   Appearance   First metacarpal, distal phalanges of thumb, middle and ring fingers, tarsal navicular, first and second cuneiforms Male   Appearance   Capitulum, distal epiphysis of radius, distal fibula At age of 2: Both sexes   Appearance   Innerfourmetacarpals,firstmetatarsal,proximalphalangesoftoes, distal phalanx of hallux Female   Appearance   Proximal phalanx of thumb, middle row of phalanges of fingers Male   Appearance   First metacarpal, distal phalanx of thumb, and distal phalanx of index,firstcuneiform At age of 3: Female   Appearance   Patella, proximal fibula, second metatarsal, third metatarsal, middle phalangesof second, third and fourth toes, distal phalanges of third and fourth toes Male   Appearance   Triquetrum, proximal phalanx of thumb, middle phalanges of middle and ring fingers, tarsal navicular, second cuneiform At age of 4: Both sexes   Appearance   Fourth metatarsal Female   Appearance Fusion Head of radius, fifth metatarsal Greater tubercle to head of humerus Male   Appearance   Lunate, middle phalanges of index and litle fingers, distal phalanges of middle and ring fingers, second metatarsal, third metatarsal, middle phalanx of second toe At age of 5: Both sexes   Appearance   Navicular (carpal), multangulum majus, greater trochanter, distal phalanx of second toe Female   Appearance   Medial epicondyle, distal ulna, lunate, triquetrum, multangulum minus, distal phalanx of index Male   Appearance Head of radius, distal phalanx of litle finger, patella, proximal fibula, fifth metatarsal, middle phalanges of third and fourth toes, distal phalanges of third and fourth toes Fusion Greater tubercle to head of humerus At age of 6: Male   Appearance   Medial epicondyle, distal ulna, multangulum minus At age of 7: Female   Appearance   Distal phalanx of litle finger Fusion Rami ofischium and pubis At age of 8: Both sexes   Appearance   Apophysis of calcaneus Female   Appearance   Olecranon At age of 9: Female   Appearance   Trochlea, pisiform Male   Fusion   Rami of ischium and pubis At age of 10: Male   Appearance   Trochlea, olecranon At age of 11: Female   Appearance   Lateral epicondyle Male   Appearance   Pisiform At age of 12: Male   Appearance   Lateral epicondyle At age of 13: Female   Appearance   Proximal sesamoid of thumb Fusion   Lower conjoint epiphysis of humerus, distal phalanx of thumb, bodies ilium, ischium and pubis Male   Fusion   Capitulum to trochlea and lateral epicondyle At age of 14: Female   Appearance   Acromion, iliac crest, lesser trochanter Fusion   Olecranon, upper radius, proximal phalanx of ring finger, distal phalanx of thumb, head of femur, greater trochanter, distal tibia and fibula, apophysis calcaneus, first metatarsal, proximal phalanges oftoes Male   Appearance   Proximal sesamoid of thumb, base of fifth metatarsal At age of 15: Both sexes   Appearance   Sesamoid of little finger Fusion   Distal phalanges of second, third and fourth toes Female   Appearance   Sesamoid of index and little fingers Fusion   Medial epicondyle, first metacarpal, proximal phalanx of thumb, distal phalanges of inner four fingers, proximal tibia, outer four metatarsals, middle phalanx of second toe, distal phalanges of innerfourtoes Male   Appearance   Acromion Fusion   Ilium, ischium and pubis At age of 16: Female   Appearance   Distal sesamoid of thumb, tuber ischii Fusion   Inner four metacarpals, proximal phalanges of index, middle and litle fingers, middle phalanges of fingers Male   Fusion   Lower conjoint epiphysis of humerus, medial epicondyle, olecranon, head of radius, distal phalanx of middle finger, apophysis of calcaneus At age of 17: Both sexes   Fusion   Acromion Female   Fusion   Upper conjoint epiphysis of humerus, distal ulna, distal femur, proximal fibula Male   Appearance   Distalsesamoidofthumb Fusion   First metacarpal, proximal phalanges of thumb and ring finger, middle phalanges, index, middle and ring fingers, distal phalanges of thumb, index, ring and little fingers, head of femur, greater trochanter,distal tibia and fibula, metatarsals, proximal phalanges of toes, middle phalanx of second toe, distal phalanx of hallux At age of 18: Female   Fusion   Distal radius Male   Fusion   Inner four metacarpals, proximal phalanges of index, middle and litle fingers, middle phalanges of litle finger, proximal tibia At age of 19: Male   Appearance   Sesamoid of index, tuber ischii Fusion   upper conjoint epiphysis of humerus, distal radius and ulna, distal femur, proximal fibula At age of 20: Both sexes   Fusion   Iliac crest Male   Fusion   Tuber ischii At age of 21: Both sexes   Appearance   Clavicle Female   Fusion   Tuber ischii At age of 22: Both sexes   Fusion   Clavicle Table Data: Flecker (1932) | Original table | bone timeline