===== Pediatric Growth & Pubertal Development =====

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**The Tanner Stages: A Roadmap for Male Puberty**
  * StatPearls (NCBI), Clinical Review / 2025: [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470280/|Tanner Stages: Sexual Maturity Ratings in Boys]]
  * Cleveland Clinic, Pediatrics / 2024: [[https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24430-tanner-stages|Understanding the 5 Stages of Puberty for Boys]]

**The "New Normal": Trends in Precocious & Delayed Puberty**
  * Trends in Pediatrics, Research Team / 2025: [[https://trendspediatrics.com/|Rising Rates of Precocious Puberty in Boys Post-2020]]
  * Reset Pediatrics, Clinical Update / 2024: [[https://www.resetpediatrics.com/blog/rising-trends-understanding-precocious-puberty|Endocrine Disruptors and Early Onset Puberty]]

**Bone Health: The "Critical Window" for Skeletal Strength**
  * Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Longitudinal Study / 2025: [[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12225634/|High-Impact Exercise and Peak Bone Mass Accrual in Adolescent Boys]]
  * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Genetics Team / 2024: [[https://www.chop.edu/news/genes-influencing-later-puberty-cause-lower-bone-density|Why Delayed Puberty Increases Fracture Risk in Adulthood]]

**Growth Conditions: Osgood-Schlatter & "Growing Pains"**
  * Lurie Children's Hospital, Orthopedics / 2025: [[https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/osgood-schlatter-disease/|Managing Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Active Boys]]
  * American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Guidelines / 2024: [[https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/osgood-schlatter-disease-knee-pain/|Return-to-Sport Protocols for Apophysitis]]