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Assessing these discrepancies in a population over time requires analysis of large samples and low intra-observer variability in BA estimation, both can be achieved with artificial intelligence-based software. The latest software-based reference curve contrasting the BA determined by G&amp;P to the CA of Central European children dates back over two decades.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine whether the reference curve from a historical cohort from the Netherlands (Rotterdam cohort) between BA determined by G&amp;P and CA still applies to a current Central European cohort and derive a current reference curve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective single-center study included 1,653 children and adolescents (aged 3\u201317\u00a0years) who had received a radiograph of the hand following trauma. The G&amp;P BA estimated using artificial intelligence-based software was contrasted with the CA, and the deviations were compared with the Rotterdam cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among the participants, the mean absolute error between BA and CA was 0.92\u00a0years for girls and 0.97\u00a0years for boys. For the ages of 8\u00a0years (boys) and 11\u00a0years (girls) and upward, the mean deviation was significantly greater in the current cohort than in the Rotterdam cohort. The reference curves of both cohorts also differed significantly from each other (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001 for both boys and girls).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The BA of the current Central European population and that of the curve from the\u00a0Rotterdam cohort from over two decades ago differ. 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