41 } igo. ' ‘ T ,T Toy T y STATURAL GROWTH — SUBJECTS #3 AND #5 : 4 MECIAN STAFYRE ; UNEXPOSED BOYS | 20; UNE = HOR = | | : 100F- i: | 30 THYROID HORMONE | STARTED a | | T T SUBJECTS #3 AND #5 | | = fF 7 | = aeo| THYROID HORMONE MEDIAN CURVE | STARTED UNEXPOSED BOYS a § | | | - = 6 3! pt 67 6 9 O UW 12 13 14 15 | 4 td 5 ’ SKELETAL AGE DEVELOPMENT ie | 80Poy 3.4 ' 1 PB ok ; | 13: ' ! STATURE (cm) 1 4 130| | T 4 a | CHRONOLOGICAL AGE (YEARS) L 3 6 ! 9 12 CHRONOLOGICAL AGE (YEARS) rs Figure 31. A B Figure 32. A: Dwarfed boy (subject No. 3) shownatleft before thyroid hormone therapyandat right after 6 months therapy with 0.3 mg thyroxine. B: Roentgenographof wrist of subject No. 3 showing marked improvementin skeletal maturation after 1 year hormone treatment. Compare with Figure 28, before weatment. PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED 15